*You don't need to buy a book or visit a library to learn how to find your ancestors. Many articles and courses are on the Internet. [[How-To Genealogy Learning Online|Read more...]]<br>
* Just because an ancestor always spelled his name the same way, that does not guarantee it was always spelled that way by a clerk or by an indexer. If your first search fails to find an ancestor, consider the possibility the name is spelled differently than you expect. [[Guessing a Name Variation|Read more...]]<br>