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| ==Instructions on How to Do Genealogical Research== | | ==Instructions on How to Do Genealogical Research== |
| Below are articles that discuss the genealogical research process. Many of the pages overlap in scope. | | Below are articles that discuss the genealogical research process. Many of the pages overlap in scope. |
| *[[A Guide to Printing Your Family History]]
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| *[[A Guide to Research]] | | *[[A Guide to Research]] |
| *[[Abbreviations in the FamilySearch Catalog]]
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| *[[Abbreviations Lists for Personal Names (English)]] | | *[[Abbreviations Lists for Personal Names (English)]] |
| *[[Adding a Custom Event to a PAF Family Group Record]]
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| *[[Analyzing Original and Family Sources - International Institute]]
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| *[[Ancestorgraph - International Institute]]
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| *[[Basic Genealogical Research Plans - International Institute]]
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| *[[Begin a search for confederate records]] | | *[[Begin a search for confederate records]] |
| *[[Begin a search for Union records]] | | *[[Begin a search for Union records]] |
| *[[Begin Your Genealogy Quest]] | | *[[Begin Your Genealogy Quest]] |
| *[[Beginner: Wales Before 1837 - Church Burials]]
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| *[[Beginners First Step - Summary and Links]]
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| *[[Beginners Grin and Dare It]]
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| *[[Beginning African American Research]] | | *[[Beginning African American Research]] |
| *[[Beginning Genealogy Research]]
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| *[[Beginning Research of United States Indigenous Peoples]] | | *[[Beginning Research of United States Indigenous Peoples]] |
| *[[Beginning Research in United States Census Records]]
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| *[[Beginning Research in United States Land Records]]
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| *[[Beginning Research in United States Military Records]]
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| *[[Beginning Research in United States Naturalization Records]]
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| *[[Beginning Research in United States Probate Records]]
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| *[[Beginning Research in United States Vital Records]]
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| *[[Bosnia and Herzegovina Beginner's Corner Getting Started]]
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| *[[Brief Review of Research Standards - International Institute]]
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| *[[Burned Counties Research]]
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| *[[Calendar Changes - International Institute]]
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| *[[Can I Trace Genealogy Back to Adam and Eve?]]
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| *[[Choose a Record Type]] | | *[[Choose a Record Type]] |
| *[[Citation Baby Steps]]
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| *[[Citation Principles]]
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| *[[Citations (Evidence Style)]]
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| *[[Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes)]] | | *[[Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes)]] |
| *[[Collecting Previous Research by Others Part One: Home and Relative Sources]] | | *[[Collecting Previous Research by Others Part One: Home and Relative Sources]] |
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| *[[Collecting Previous Research by Others Part Three: Digitized Books]] | | *[[Collecting Previous Research by Others Part Three: Digitized Books]] |
| *[[Collecting Previous Research by Others Part Four: FamilySearch Wiki Tools]] | | *[[Collecting Previous Research by Others Part Four: FamilySearch Wiki Tools]] |
| *[[Conclusions and Baby Steps]]
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| *[[Contradictions and discrepancies]]
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| *[[Copying Sources]]
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| *[[Crafting a Genealogical Source Citation - International Institute]]
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| *[[Create a Family History]]
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| *[[Creating A Personal History]]
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| *[[Creating Oral Histories]]
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| *[[Creation of Records]] | | *[[Creation of Records]] |
| *[[Czechia Beginning Research]]
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| *[[Daily Research Journal - International Institute]]
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| *[[Decide What You Want to Learn]] | | *[[Decide What You Want to Learn]] |
| *[[Deciding Which Ancestors to Trace - International Institute]]
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| *[[Deciphering FamilySearch Catalog Entries]]
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| *[[Describe the Records on a Research Log]] | | *[[Describe the Records on a Research Log]] |
| *[[Determining If a Source is Relevant]] | | *[[Determining if a Source is Relevant]] |
| *[[Developing Genealogical Research Skills - International Institute]]
| | *[[Document AS YOU GO]] |
| *[[Document AS YOU GO!]] | |
| *[[Document Transcription Tips - International Institute]]
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| *[[England Getting Started]] | | *[[England Getting Started]] |
| *[[English Birth, Christening or Baptism Date]] | | *[[Evaluate and Use the Information]] |
| *[[English Burial or Death Dates]]
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| *[[English Marriage Dates]]
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| *[[English Research: Starting Out]]
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| *[[Entering Unknown or Incomplete Names in Genealogy]]
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| *[[Evaluate the Evidence]] | | *[[Evaluate the Evidence]] |
| *[[Evaluate What You Find]]
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| *[[Evaluating Sources and Information - International Institute]]
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| *[[Evaluating Your Evidence - International Institute]]
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| *[[Evidence Baby Steps]]
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| *[[Examples of Genealogical Source Citations - International Institute]]
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| *[[Family Group Record Analysis: How to Guess Where to Start]]
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| *[[Family group record: roadmap for researchers]]
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| *[[Family Group Records - International Institute]]
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| *[[Family History for Beginners]] | | *[[Family History for Beginners]] |
| *[[Family History for the Flummoxed]]
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| *[[Family Mementoes List - International Institute]]
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| *[[Family Portrait Tree - International Institute]]
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| *[[Family Trees: An Online Research Tool]]
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| *[[FamilySearch Catalog Authors Search]]
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| *[[FamilySearch Catalog Call Number Search]]
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| *[[FamilySearch Catalog Film/Fiche Number Search]]
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| *[[FamilySearch Catalog Keywords Search]]
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| *[[FamilySearch Catalog Places Search]]
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| *[[FamilySearch Catalog Subjects Search]]
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| *[[FamilySearch Catalog Surnames Search]]
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| *[[FamilySearch Catalog Titles Search]]
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| *[[FamilySearch Downloads]]
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| *[[FamilySearch Library Registers]]
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| *[[Find an ancestor by locality]]
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| *[[Find an ancestor using Historical Records]]
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| *[[Find Birth Information in Wales 1837 to the present]]
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| *[[Finding clues from old photos]]
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| *[[Finding Genealogy Collections]]
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| *[[Finding Living Relatives - International Institute]]
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| *[[Flummoxed - Curiosity]]
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| *[[Flummoxed - Early Period]]
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| *[[Flummoxed - Extending Family Lines]]
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| *[[Flummoxed - Leaving a Legacy]]
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| *[[Flummoxed - Middle Period]]
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| *[[Flummoxed - Modern Period]]
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| *[[Flummoxed - Town of Origin]]
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| *[[Flummoxed - Town of Origin (1)]]
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| *[[Flummoxed - Town of Origin (2)]]
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| *[[Gather Family Information]] | | *[[Gather Family Information]] |
| *[[Gather Low-Hanging-Fruit Sources]] | | *[[Gather Low-Hanging-Fruit Sources]] |
| *[[Gathering Visual Information and Artefacts - International Institute]]
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| *[[GEDCOM]]
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| *[[Genealogical Abbreviations and Latin Terms MI to Rev - International Institute]]
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| *[[Genealogical Charts - International Institute]]
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| *[[Genealogical Filing Systems - International Institute]]
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| *[[Genealogical Maturity]]
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| *[[Genealogical Proof Standard]]
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| *[[Genealogical Transcript and Abstract Forms - International Institute]]
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| *[[Genealogy]]
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| *[[Genealogy Research Forms]]
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| *[[Getting Started With Your Scottish Research]]
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| *[[Getting Started/Intro]]
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| *[[Getting Started: General Research Information]]
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| *[[Guessing a Date]]
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| *[[Guessing a Name Variation]]
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| *[[Guessing a Place]]
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| *[[Guessing a Record Type to Use]]
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| *[[Guessing the Easiest to Research Person and Event]]
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| *[[Helps for Writing Successful Letters - International Institute]]
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| *[[How to Begin a Search for Your Ancestor]]
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| *[[How To Begin The Research Stage - International Institute]]
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| *[[How to Find a Coat of Arms or Crest]]
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| *[[How to Find Birth Information in the United States]]
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| *[[How to Find Descendants in the United States]] | | *[[How to Find Descendants in the United States]] |
| *[[Identify Candidate Families for Further Research]] | | *[[Identify Candidate Families for Further Research]] |
| *[[Identify a Category of Sources]] | | *[[Identify a Category of Sources]] |
| *[[How to Find Information that was Donated to the FamilySearch Library]]
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| *[[How to Get the Best Research Advice]]
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| *[[How to Guess Where to Start]]
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| *[[How to Locate Your Ancestor in the United States]]
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| *[[How to Preserve and Restore Family Records and Books]]
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| *[[How to Start Your Family History]]
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| *[[How-to Pages for Family History]]
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| *[[Identify a Category of Sources]]
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| *[[Inferential Genealogy]]
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| *[[Identify What You Know]]
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| *[[Indigenous Peoples of North America - A Beginner's Guide]]
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| *[[Information Baby Steps]]
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| *[[Information Request Form - International Institute]]
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| *[[Information Request Form for Living Relatives - International Institute]]
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| *[[Interpreting Genealogical Sources - International Institute]]
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| *[[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog]]
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| *[[Involve Children and Youth in Family History]]
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| *[[Involve Your Extended Family in Family History]]
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| *[[Keeping a List of Genealogical Contacts - International Institute]]
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| *[[Keeping a Research Log]]
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| *[[Keeping Track of Your Data - International Institute]]
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| *[[Kosovo Beginners Corner Getting Started]]
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| *[[Letter Writing Guide for Genealogy]]
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| *[[List of Ancestral Places - International Institute]]
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| *[[List of Brick Walls - International Institute]]
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| *[[Locating Genealogical Sources - International Institute]]
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| *[[Locating Genealogical Websites]]
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| *[[Locating Online Databases Part One: FamilySearch Wiki Sources]] | | *[[Locating Online Databases Part One: FamilySearch Wiki Sources]] |
| *[[Locating Online Databases Part Two: FamilySearch Historical and Library Records]] | | *[[Locating Online Databases Part Two: FamilySearch Historical and Library Records]] |
| *[[Locating Online Databases Part Three: Digitized Books]] | | *[[Locating Online Databases Part Three: Digitized Books]] |
| *[[Locating Online Databases Part Four: Internet Sources]] | | *[[Locating Online Databases Part Four: Internet Sources]] |
| *[[Mac Genealogy Software]]
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| *[[Major Databases for Beginning United States Research]] | | *[[Major Databases for Beginning United States Research]] |
| *[[Master Index of Relatives - International Institute]]
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| *[[Military Records Tips for Beginners]]
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| *[[New to Genealogy - Beginners First Step]] | | *[[New to Genealogy - Beginners First Step]] |
| *[[Notebooks for Recording Genealogical Information - International Institute]]
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| *[[Obtain and Search the Records]] | | *[[Obtain and Search the Records]] |
| *[[Obtain the Records]] | | *[[Obtain the Records]] |
| *[[One Family at a Time]] | | *[[One Family at a Time]] |
| *[[One Research Objective at a Time]] | | *[[One Research Objective at a Time]] |
| *[[Ontario Getting Started - International Institute]]
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| *[[Oral Personal History]]
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| *[[Organizational and Record Keeping Standards for Genealogy - International Institute]]
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| *[[Organize the New Records]] | | *[[Organize the New Records]] |
| *[[Organize your genealogy]] | | *[[Organize your genealogy]] |
| *[[Organize your information]]
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| *[[Organize Your Records]] | | *[[Organize Your Records]] |
| *[[Organizing Documents And Photographs - International Institute]]
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| *[[Organizing Genealogical Information - International Institute]]
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| *[[Organizing the Research Process - International Institute]]
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| *[[Organizing Visual Information - International Institute]]
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| *[[Organizing Your Files]] | | *[[Organizing Your Files]] |
| *[[Organizing your genealogy research using microsoft onenote]]
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| *[[Organizing Your Home Base - International Institute]]
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| *[[Organizing Your Home Base, Desk, Office, Computer Backups, Personal Library - International Institute]]
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| *[[Organizing Your Home Base, Genealogical Supplies - International Institute]]
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| *[[Organizing Your Information - International Institute]]
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| *[[Overview of Family History Research Procedures]]
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| *[[Overview to Genealogical Forms - International Institute]]
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| *[[PAF and Other Genealogy Software]]
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| *[[Parish Register Heading Example for Norway]]
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| *[[Pedigree Analysis Steps One to Three - International Institute]]
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| *[[Pedigree Charts - International Institute]]
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| *[[Personal Diary - International Institute]]
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| *[[Personal Histories - Different Kinds]]
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| *[[Personal History - Hints on Writing]]
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| *[[Personal History - Recording with a Camcorder]]
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| *[[Personal History -- Write or Record It?]]
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| *[[Places Search Subject Subdivisions]]
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| *[[Planning Genealogical Research Projects, Interpreting Records, Estimating Dates, Places, and Names, Testing Hypotheses - International Institute]]
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| *[[Popular Social Networks for Genealogy]]
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| *[[Precious Documents Inventory - International Institute]]
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| *[[Prepare a Research Log]] | | *[[Prepare a Research Log]] |
| *[[Preserving Photographs & Documents]]
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| *[[Primary sources]]
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| *[[Principles of Family History Research]] | | *[[Principles of Family History Research]] |
| *[[Principles of Family History Research For Further Reading]] | | *[[Principles of Family History Research For Further Reading]] |
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| *[[Record the Results]] | | *[[Record the Results]] |
| *[[Record_Useful_Information]] | | *[[Record_Useful_Information]] |
| *[[Recording a Place Name in a Genealogy Program]]
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| *[[Recording British Civil Registration Discoveries - International Institute]]
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| *[[Recording Census Research Discoveries - International Institute]]
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| *[[Recording Details in Land Records - International Institute]]
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| *[[Recording Details in Probate Records - International Institute]]
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| *[[Recording Family History Further Reading - International Institute]]
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| *[[Recording Family Sources, Oral Sources, Visual Sources, Artifacts - International Institute]]
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| *[[Recording Genealogical Expenses - International Institute]]
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| *[[Recording Genealogical Research Discoveries - International Institute]]
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| *[[Recording Notes in Genealogical Computer Software - International Institute]]
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| *[[Recording Parish Register Discoveries - International Institute]]
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| *[[Recording Patronymic Names in Parish Registers - International Institute]]
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| *[[Recording Your Family Information Charts and Symbols - International Institute]]
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| *[[Recording Your Family Information Family Group Records - International Institute]]
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| *[[Research a Family in Community Context]] | | *[[Research a Family in Community Context]] |
| *[[Research Activity Log - International Institute]]
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| *[[Research aids]]
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| *[[Research Analysis]]
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| *[[Research Analysis Table]]
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| *[[Research Checklist - International Institute]]
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| *[[Research Extract Form]]
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| *[[Research Forms]]
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| *[[Research Ideas Log and Research Log - International Institute]]
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| *[[Research Logs]]
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| *[[Research Logs - International Institute]]
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| *[[Research Plan Example - International Institute]]
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| *[[Research Process]] | | *[[Research Process]] |
| *[[Research Trips - International Institute]]
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| *[[Research using societies and organizations]]
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| *[[Resource Checklist]]
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| *[[Resources for Individual Research Help]]
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| *[[Restart the Research Cycle]] | | *[[Restart the Research Cycle]] |
| *[[Rookie Mistakes]] | | *[[Rookie Mistakes]] |
| *[[Search the Records]] | | *[[Search the Records]] |
| *[[Searching Genealogy Names]]
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| *[[Select Records to Search]] | | *[[Select Records to Search]] |
| *[[Select Specific Records]] | | *[[Select Specific Records]] |
| *[[Select the Easiest Research Objective]] | | *[[Select the Easiest Research Objective]] |
| *[[Share the Information]] | | *[[Share the Information]] |
| *[[Sharing: A Good Way to FIND Ancestors]]
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| *[[Solving Tough Research Problems—Overcoming Brick Walls]] | | *[[Solving Tough Research Problems—Overcoming Brick Walls]] |
| *[[Sources and Baby Steps]]
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| *[[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada]] | | *[[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada]] |
| *[[Start Family History by Writing What is Known]]
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| *[[Step-by-Step Using a USB & U3 Flash key]]
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| *[[Steps for research in United States Military Records]]
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| *[[Steps to Success in Genealogical Research Step Five - International Institute]]
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| *[[Steps to Success in Genealogical Research Step Four - International Institute]]
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| *[[Steps to Success in Genealogical Research Step One - International Institute]]
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| *[[Steps to Success in Genealogical Research Step Two - International Institute]]
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| *[[Strategic Research Logs--England]]
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| *[[Success Using Genealogical Analysis - International Institute]]
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| *[[Summary of Genealogical Research Skills - International Institute]]
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| *[[Surname Research]]
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| *[[Swedish Research: Tips for Beginners]]
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| *[[Synthesizing Genealogical Research Results - International Institute]]
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| *[[Template:Familytree]]
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| *[[Template:Find help]]
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| *[[The Genealogical Proof Standard - International Institute]]
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| *[[Timeline Grids]]
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| *[[Media:To Do List for My Ancestor.pdf]]
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| *[[Tracking Patterns and Parallels]]
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| *[[Tracking Relationships, Ancestral Names and Places - International Institute]]
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| *[[Traditional Nicknames in Old Documents - A Wiki List]]
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| *[[Transcribing Historic Documents - International Institute]]
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| *[[Transfer the Information]] | | *[[Transfer the Information]] |
| *[[U. S. Census Records Class Handout]]
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| *[[U.S. Probate Records Class Handout]]
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| *[[Ukrainian Genealogy: A Beginner's Guide]]
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| *[[United States Basic Search Strategies]] | | *[[United States Basic Search Strategies]] |
| *[[United States Census Analyzing Census Data]] | | *[[United States Census Analyzing Census Data]] |
| *[[United States Census Forms]]
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| *[[United States, How to Find Genealogy Records]]
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| *[[US Immigration Canadian Border Crossings]]
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| *[[US Immigration Mexican Border Crossings]]
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| *[[US Immigration Passenger Arrival Records]]
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| *[[US Military Basic Search Strategies]]
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| *[[Use Appropriate Forms]] | | *[[Use Appropriate Forms]] |
| *[[Use the Information]] | | *[[Use the Information]] |
| *[[Using the Genealogical Proof Standard for African American Research]]
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| *[[Using the Genealogical Proof Standard in Your Research - International Institute]]
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| *[[Using the Genealogical Proof Standard in Your Research - International Institute]]
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| *[[Using your data base program to help organize your research]]
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| *[[View the Records]] | | *[[View the Records]] |
| *[[Websites for Family History Beginners]] | | *[[Websites for Family History Beginners]] |
| *[[What Genealogy Means - International Institute]]
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| *[[What Is Heritage?]]
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| *[[What to do with the genealogy and family history I collected]] | | *[[What to do with the genealogy and family history I collected]] |
| *[[Windows Genealogy Software]]
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| *[[Write a Personal History]]
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| *[[Writing Your Family and Personal History]]
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| *[[Research Resources]] | | *[[Research Resources]] |
| *[[Research Forms]] | | *[[Research Forms]] |
| *[[Research Guides Now in the FamilySearch Wiki]]
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| *[[Resource Checklist]]
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| ==International Institute==
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| *[[Developing Genealogical Research Skills - International Institute]]
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| *[[Organizing the Research Process - International Institute]]
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| *[[Research Checklist - International Institute]]
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| *[[Summary of Genealogical Research Skills - International Institute]]
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| *[[What Genealogy Means - International Institute]]
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| ==Full Process== | | ==Full Process== |
| *[[Identify What You Know]] | | *[[Identify What You Know]] |
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| | *[[Research Guides Now in the FamilySearch Wiki]] |
| | *[[Resource Checklist]] |
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| [[Category:Genealogical Research]] | | [[Category:Genealogical Research]] |