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<span>Research logs vary in form and content. The following elements work well for most researchers.</span>
<span>Research logs vary in form and content. The following elements work well for most researchers.</span>


* <span></span><span>'''''Ancestor''''''''''’s name''''''''''and years:'''''husband being researched,''for example,''William FRAZIER 1826-1881'''''''''''''''''''''''''</span>
* <span></span>'''''<span>Ancestor's name and years:</span>'''''<span>husband being researched,''for example,''William FRAZIER 1826-1881.</span>
* <span></span><span>'''''Researcher''''''''''’s name:'''''your name.'''''</span>
* <span></span>'''''<span>Researcher's name:</span>'''''<span>''''''''''your name.</span>
* <span></span><span>'''''Date''''''' of search''<nowiki>:</nowiki><span>for example,</span> 8 May 2001; Records you plan to search without a date until searched.''</span>
* <span></span><span>'''''Date''''' of search''<nowiki>:</nowiki><span>for example,</span>''8 May 2001; Records you plan to search without a date until searched.</span>
* <span></span><span>'''''Place of research'''''<nowiki>: use full mailing address, telephone/fax number, e-mail address, or Internet URL.</nowiki></span>
* <span></span><span>'''''Place of research'''''<nowiki>: use full mailing address, telephone/fax number, e-mail address, or Internet URL.</nowiki></span>
* <span></span><span>'''''Purpose''''' (objective) of search: '''event'''and '''person''' being sought (use symbols), ''for example,'' '''<nowiki>*</nowiki>'''&nbsp;Robert (Event symbols for objectives and results: '''<nowiki>*</nowiki>'''<nowiki>=birth</nowiki><span>&nbsp;</span></span>'''<span><span></span></span>'''<span>'''oo'''<nowiki>=marriage</nowiki><span>&nbsp;</span>'''†'''<nowiki>=death)</nowiki></span>
* <span></span><span>'''''Purpose''''' (objective) of search: '''event''' and '''person''' being sought (use symbols), ''for example,'' '''<nowiki>*</nowiki>'''&nbsp;Robert (Event symbols for objectives and results: '''<nowiki>*</nowiki>'''<nowiki>=birth</nowiki><span>&nbsp;</span></span>'''<span><span></span></span>'''<span><nowiki>=marriage</nowiki><span>&nbsp;</span>'''†'''<nowiki>=death)</nowiki></span>
* <span></span><span>'''''Call number'''''''<nowiki>:</nowiki>''library or archive call <span>number,</span>FHL book 977.162 D3d''for example''''''''''''''''''''''</span>
* <span></span>'''''<span>Call number<nowiki>:</nowiki></span>'''<span></span>''<span><nowiki></nowiki></span>''<span>l</span>''<span>ibrary or archive call <span>number,</span></span>''<span>for example,</span>''<span>FHL book 977.162 D3d</span>
* <span></span><span>'''''Source Description'''''<nowiki>: author, title, where the original is (</nowiki>''that is'' a publisher or repository), date, and page.</span>
* <span></span>'''''<span>Source Description<nowiki>:</nowiki></span>'''<span></span>''<span><nowiki>author, title, where the original is (</nowiki>''that is'' a publisher or repository), date, and page.</span>


== <span><span></span></span>What to Fill-in BEFORE a Search ==
== <span><span></span></span>What to Fill-in BEFORE a Search ==
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