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== Research Overview  ==
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Revision as of 10:22, 26 May 2016

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New to Research
Understand the steps you need to take when doing your own family history research.

Research Overview[edit | edit source]

Research is done in cycles. You will complete a series of steps and then repeat the steps again, using the new knowledge you have gained. An illustration of the research cycle appears above.

For successful research, follow these steps:
1. Identify what you know.
2. Decide what you want to learn.
3. Select records to search.
4. Obtain and search the records.
5. Evaluate and Use the information.


Research Process



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