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 | ==How to Research==
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 | # '''[[Identify What You Know|Identify what you know]]:''' Work from the known to the unknown. Don't jump straight back to a distant ancestor. Begin with the present and confirm/document the information and relationships as you work your way back.
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 | # '''Document/source your tree:''' As you gather information, identify where and who each piece of information came from. [[Evaluate the Evidence|Evaluate how reliable the sources are]], and ensure you are interpreting them correctly. Don't simply accept ancestral information on your tree. Instead, look for records or other reliable sources to support each date, place, and relationship.
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 | # '''[[Decide What You Want to Learn|Decide what you want to learn]]:''' Have a specific research goal or objective. This is defined by pursuing a [[A_Guide_to_Research#2._Decide_What_You_Want_to_Learn_About_Your_Family|specific piece of information]] about a specific ancestor. An example of a ''bad'', or ''too-generic'' research goal is: "I want to know more about my great-grandfather." An example of a ''good'' research goal is: "I want to find the marriage date of my great-grandparents."
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 | # '''[[Select Records to Search|Select records to search]]:''' Different regions of the United States can have different records. See Idaho's [[Idaho Record Finder|Record Finder]] table to see what kind of record could provide the desired ancestral information. Search the desired records.
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 | # '''[[Use the Information|Analyze/use the information]]:''' When you find new sources, carefully [[Evaluate the Evidence|evaluate them]] to ensure they are about the correct ancestors, and that the information in the evidence is being accurately interpreted. [[Transfer_the_Information#Cite_Your_Sources|Cite]] or document your sources in your family tree establish the accuracy of your findings.
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 | ==Beginning Research in Alabama==  |  | ==Beginning Research in Alabama==  | 
 | *[[GuidedResearch:Idaho|Guided Research]]  |  | *[[GuidedResearch:Idaho|Guided Research]]  | 
 |  | *[[Idaho Online Genealogy Records]]  | 
 |  | *[[Idaho Record Finder]]  | 
 | *[[Step-by-Step Idaho Research, 1911-Present|Idaho Step-by-Step Research, 1880-Present]]  |  | *[[Step-by-Step Idaho Research, 1911-Present|Idaho Step-by-Step Research, 1880-Present]]  | 
 | *[[Step-by-Step Idaho Research, 1850-1910|Idaho Step-by-Step Research, 1850-1910]]  |  | *[[Step-by-Step Idaho Research, 1850-1910|Idaho Step-by-Step Research, 1850-1910]]  | 
 | *[[Idaho Descendancy Research]]
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 | *[[How to Find Idaho Birth Records|How to Find Birth Records]]
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 | *[[How to Find Idaho Marriage Records|How to Find Marriage Records]]
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 | *[[How to Find Idaho Death Records|How to Find Death Records]]
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 | *[[Idaho Research Tips and Strategies|Research Strategies]]  |  | *[[Idaho Research Tips and Strategies|Research Strategies]]  | 
 | *See also [[United States Getting Started|United States Getting Started]] for more resources.  |  | *See also [[United States Getting Started|United States Getting Started]] for more resources.  | 
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 |  | # '''[[Identify What You Know|Identify what you know]]:''' Work from the known to the unknown. Don't jump straight back to a distant ancestor. Begin with the present and confirm/document the information and relationships as you work your way back.  | 
 |  | # '''Document/source your tree:''' As you gather information, identify where and who each piece of information came from. [[Evaluate the Evidence|Evaluate how reliable the sources are]], and ensure you are interpreting them correctly. Don't simply accept ancestral information on your tree. Instead, look for records or other reliable sources to support each date, place, and relationship.  | 
 |  | # '''[[Decide What You Want to Learn|Decide what you want to learn]]:''' Have a specific research goal or objective. This is defined by pursuing a [[A_Guide_to_Research#2._Decide_What_You_Want_to_Learn_About_Your_Family|specific piece of information]] about a specific ancestor. An example of a ''bad'', or ''too-generic'' research goal is: "I want to know more about my great-grandfather." An example of a ''good'' research goal is: "I want to find the marriage date of my great-grandparents."  | 
 |  | # '''[[Select Records to Search|Select records to search]]:''' Different regions of the United States can have different records. See Idaho's [[Idaho Record Finder|Record Finder]] table to see what kind of record could provide the desired ancestral information. Search the desired records.  | 
 |  | # '''[[Use the Information|Analyze/use the information]]:''' When you find new sources, carefully [[Evaluate the Evidence|evaluate them]] to ensure they are about the correct ancestors, and that the information in the evidence is being accurately interpreted. [[Transfer_the_Information#Cite_Your_Sources|Cite]] or document your sources in your family tree establish the accuracy of your findings.  | 
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