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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:''' Writing a genealogical research report helps to clarify your thinking. For this formal report:<br> | *'''Write a formal research report:''' Writing a genealogical research report helps 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? | |||
*'''Use logic, deduction, inference, and inspiration:'''<br> | *'''Use logic, deduction, inference, and inspiration:'''<br> | ||
:1. Correlate records of neighbors to infer relationships.<br> | |||
:2. Study migration patterns to infer where the family’s place of origin.<br> | |||
:3. Try to disprove uncertain connections. | |||
== Further Suggestions and Articles== | == Further Suggestions and Articles== |