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* Don’t rush to [[Searching Genealogy Names|collect names]] until the “perishable” things are collected and protected.<br><br> | * Don’t rush to [[Searching Genealogy Names|collect names]] until the “perishable” things are collected and protected.<br><br> | ||
* Capture relatives' memories before they are forgotten or gone. | * Capture relatives' memories before they are forgotten or gone. | ||
{{Block indent|*[[New_to_Genealogy_-_Beginners_First_Step#Preserving_information_and_memories_.28questions_produce_answers.29.|Ask questions]]; record or videotape the answers if possible.}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Remember, the only dumb question is the one that was never asked.}} | |||
*[[New_to_Genealogy_-_Beginners_First_Step#Collecting.2Fstoring_documents_and_photos_for_the_future.|Preserve]] originals or copies of all the old photographs and documents. Identify those pictured in photographs while living relatives can still do so.<br><br> | *[[New_to_Genealogy_-_Beginners_First_Step#Collecting.2Fstoring_documents_and_photos_for_the_future.|Preserve]] originals or copies of all the old photographs and documents. Identify those pictured in photographs while living relatives can still do so.<br><br> | ||
* Organize the valuables in at least two distinct formats and two separate locations. | * Organize the valuables in at least two distinct formats and two separate locations. | ||
{{Block indent|*Retain paper copies and properly store the originals.}} | |||
{{Block indent|*Digitize for the future (keep your storage media up-to-date too).}} | |||
<font color="blue">'''TWO.'''</font> Examine your choices and decide on your goals (use small manageable steps). | <font color="blue">'''TWO.'''</font> Examine your choices and decide on your goals (use small manageable steps). | ||
* Is this a pastime, hobby, a passion, a calling, a vocation, a career, or a legacy?<br><br> | * Is this a pastime, hobby, a passion, a calling, a vocation, a career, or a legacy?<br><br> | ||
* Start slowly to build confidence. | * Start slowly to build confidence. | ||
{{Block indent|* Build a cooperative [[New_to_Genealogy_-_Beginners_First_Step#Build_a_small_network_of_family_and_distant_cousins_to_collaborate_with.|network]] to share data and activities.}} | |||
{{Block indent|* Do not get overwhelmed and buried in an avalanche of [[New_to_Genealogy_-_Beginners_First_Step#Organizing_what_you_have_already_collected.|paperwork]] (organize as you go).}} | |||
{{Block indent|* [[New_to_Genealogy_-_Beginners_First_Step#Try_a_small_project_first_to_build_some_confidence.|Tell a story]] based on the data (the life of your favorite relative).}} | |||
{{Block indent|* Share your results with others (Start a [[New_to_Genealogy_-_Beginners_First_Step#Continue_the_storytelling_by_starting_a_webpage.|webpage]] or blog).}} | |||
{{Block indent|* Keep a research log to record clues and theories you want to prove.}} | |||
{{Block indent|* Constantly re-adjust your course in light of new data that is discovered.}} | |||
* Safeguard your results for posterity. | * Safeguard your results for posterity. | ||
{{Block indent|* Create backups for both the physical documents and the digital data.}} | |||
{{Block indent|* Keep your storage media up-to-date so you can always access the data.}} | |||
{{Block indent|* Feed your information into a “world tree” program for the future generations.}} | |||
* Continue to expand your genealogical education as your interest grows. | * Continue to expand your genealogical education as your interest grows. | ||
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* Rethink your objectives and pace yourself for the long haul<br><center> ''('''there is no hurry to finish a project that has no end''')''.</center><br> | * Rethink your objectives and pace yourself for the long haul<br><center> ''('''there is no hurry to finish a project that has no end''')''.</center><br> | ||
* Don’t just stare at the [[New_to_Genealogy_-_Beginners_First_Step#How_do_I_keep_myself_.28and_others.29_from_burning_out.3F|inevitable brick wall]], just take a step back and think. | * Don’t just stare at the [[New_to_Genealogy_-_Beginners_First_Step#How_do_I_keep_myself_.28and_others.29_from_burning_out.3F|inevitable brick wall]], just take a step back and think. | ||
{{Block indent|* Try to side-step it by following other nearby family lines.}} | |||
{{Block indent|* Look for neighbors and nearby relatives in the census records.}} | |||
{{Block indent|* Double check your research and previous conclusions.}} | |||
{{Block indent|* Let it go for now as new online data will eventually be available}} | |||
* After exhausting the [[Searching Genealogy Names|on-line resources]], "hit the ground running" by utilizing the Research Wiki for off-line resources.<br><br> | * After exhausting the [[Searching Genealogy Names|on-line resources]], "hit the ground running" by utilizing the Research Wiki for off-line resources.<br><br> | ||
* Study migration patterns for clues to missing relatives or to help build your storyline.<br><br> | * Study migration patterns for clues to missing relatives or to help build your storyline.<br><br> | ||
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