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==How to Research== | ==How to Research== | ||
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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. | # '''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." | # '''[[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]]:''' Each country's record-keeping practices are different. See your country's [[ | # '''[[Select Records to Search|Select records to search]]:''' Each country's record-keeping practices are different. See your country's [[France Record Finder|Record Finder]] table to determine 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. | # '''[[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. | ||
==Beginning Research in France== | ==Beginning Research in France== | ||
*[[France Finding Town of Origin|Finding Town of Origin]] | |||
*[[France Online Learning|Online Learning]] - video classes | |||
*[[France Record Finder|Record Finder]] - gives suggestions for records to search | |||
*[[Finding Your Basque Ancestors|Finding Your Basque Ancestors]] | |||
===Search Strategy=== | |||
* Begin with the death information of the focus ancestor and locate the death record. | |||
* Use the information on that death record to locate the ancestor's marriage record. | |||
* Use the information on that marriage record to locate the ancestor's birth record. | |||
* Once the birth record is found, search for the focus ancestor's siblings. | |||
* Next, search for the marriage of the focus ancestor's parents. The marriage record will have information that often helps locate the birth records of the parents. | |||
* Search the death registers for all known family members. | |||
* Repeat this process for both the father and the mother, starting with their birth records, then their siblings' births, then their parents' marriages, and so on. | |||
* If earlier generations (parents, grandparents, etc.) do not appear in the records, search neighboring parishes. It is possible they may have moved or boundaries changed. | |||
[[Category:France]][[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]] | [[Category:France]][[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]] | ||