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'''''Organize, review, and re-evaluate the evidence.''''' Summarize the problem. Rearrange relevant documents in a different logical order. Review old sources for overlooked clues. Separate what you assume from what you know. Sort and weigh the evidence. Analyze information for relevance, directness of the evidence, and consistency with other facts. | '''''Organize, review, and re-evaluate the evidence.''''' Summarize the problem. Rearrange relevant documents in a different logical order. Review old sources for overlooked clues. Separate what you assume from what you know. Sort and weigh the evidence. Analyze information for relevance, directness of the evidence, and consistency with other facts. | ||
'''''Write a formal research report''''' (as if you were hired as a professional genealogist) to clarify your thinking. For this formal report:<br> 1. Create a well-documented family group record.<br> 2. Write a narrative report explaining:<br> a. Why did you search where you did?<br> b. What did you find or not find?<br> c. What do your findings, or lack of findings mean?<br> d. What sources should be searched next?<br> e. How long will it take to search those sources?<br> f. What is the likelihood those sources will work? | '''''Write a formal research report''''' (as if you were hired as a professional genealogist) to clarify your thinking. For this formal report:<br>1. Create a well-documented family group record.<br>2. Write a narrative report explaining:<br> a. Why did you search where you did?<br> b. What did you find or not find?<br> c. What do your findings, or lack of findings mean?<br> d. What sources should be searched next?<br> e. How long will it take to search those sources?<br> f. What is the likelihood those sources will work? | ||
'''''Create and fill-in new forms''''' to make new brain connections and raise questions:<sup>8</sup><br>1. Follow the family in ALL census years<br>2. In-Out list to help track each piece of land<br>3. Holes to fill in an ancestor’s life<br>4. Source citations that need completing<br>5. Facts that need better evidence<br>6. Ancestral associates and their roles | '''''Create and fill-in new forms''''' to make new brain connections and raise questions:<sup>8</sup><br>1. Follow the family in ALL census years<br>2. In-Out list to help track each piece of land<br>3. Holes to fill in an ancestor’s life<br>4. Source citations that need completing<br>5. Facts that need better evidence<br>6. Ancestral associates and their roles | ||