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= '''Select the Easiest Research Objective''' = | = '''Select the Easiest Research Objective''' = | ||
To help judge easy-to-document versus difficult-to-document events on a family, use the following four factors. The factors are listed in order from most important to least important. | To help judge easy-to-document versus difficult-to-document events on a family, use the following four factors. The factors are listed in order from most important to least important. | ||
1. Completeness of the | 1. Completeness of the sources, places, and dates for each event. | ||
2. Availability of pertinent documents. | 2. Availability of pertinent documents. | ||
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* [[Guessing a Date]] for every event on that family group.<br> | * [[Guessing a Date]] for every event on that family group.<br> | ||
* [[Guessing the Easiest to Research Person and Event]] on that family group.<br> | * [[Guessing the Easiest to Research Person and Event]] on that family group.<br> | ||
* [[Guessing a Record Type to Use]] for finding information about any person’s event on that group record (see [[Select Records to Search| Step 3. Select Records to Search]].<br> | * [[Guessing a Record Type to Use]] for finding information about any person’s event on that group record (see [[Select Records to Search|Step 3. Select Records to Search]].<br> | ||
== '''Using a Research Log''' == | == '''Using a Research Log''' == | ||
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* '''''Notes about your strategies, analysis, discrepancies, and questions.''''' Logs should be more than just a list of sources. Make your research logs as well the journals of your genealogical thinking and ideas. | * '''''Notes about your strategies, analysis, discrepancies, and questions.''''' Logs should be more than just a list of sources. Make your research logs as well the journals of your genealogical thinking and ideas. | ||
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