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== How Do I Get Started?  ==
==How to Research==
# '''[[Identify What You Know|Identify what you know]]:''' Work from the known to the unknown. Don't jump straight back to a distant ancestor. Begin with the present and confirm/document the information and relationships as you work your way back.
# '''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."
# '''[[Select Records to Search|Select records to search]]:''' Each country's record-keeping practices are different. See your country's [[England 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.


Begin with family and home sources. Look for names, dates, and places on certificates, family Bibles, obituaries, diaries, and similar sources. Ask your relatives for any additional information they may have. It's likely that your second cousin, great-aunt, or other relative already has some family information. Organize the information you find, and record it on pedigree charts and family group records.<br>
==Beginning Research in Czechia==
*[[GuidedResearch:Czechia|Guided Research]]
*[[Czechia Beginning Research|Beginning Czechia Research]]
*[[Czechia Record Finder|Record Finder]]
*[[Czechia Online Learning|Online Learning]]
*[[Czechia Finding Town of Origin|Finding Town of Origin]]
*[[Czechia How to Guides|"How to" Guides]]
*[[GuidedResearch:Czechia|How to Find Birth Information]]
*[[GuidedResearch:Czechia|How to Find Marriage Information]]
*[[GuidedResearch:Czechia|How to Find Death Information]]


{{Tip
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|''Know what you know'' - You cannot simply say, "I'm going to find my great-great-great-grandfather," and expect to meet with any success.  You have to have some clues to get you started. You may have many clues that you don't even recognize.  Most of these clues will come from previous generations of ancestors.}}
 
{{Tip
|Make sure to record exactly where you obtained the information. Knowing whether the information came from an original birth certificate or from family hearsay will determine the quality of the information and whether or not you need to verify what you have.
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== The Next Step...  ==
 
Select a specific relative or ancestor born in the Czech Republic for whom you know at least a name, the village or parish where he or she lived in the Czech Republic, and an approximate date when he or she lived there. It is also very helpful to know the names of other family members born in the Czech Republic.
 
<br> As you look over your Family Group Records, or Pedigree Charts, ask yourself “What do I want to find next?” Common goals might be:&nbsp;<br>
 
*The last person on a specific line of your Pedigree Chart.&nbsp;
*A missing parent on the Family Group Sheet&nbsp;
*A gap between the birth years of the children on a Family Group Record (a wide enough gap that there may be missing children in between siblings).&nbsp;
*Finding the last children to the parents (during the Mothers’ child bearing years).&nbsp;
*To find the birth date and place for an individual listed on the Family Group Record without one.&nbsp;
*Locating the marriage date and place for the parents on a Family Group Record.
 
<br> For suggestions on finding an immigrant ancestor's birthplace, see the "[[Denmark: Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]" section through the Denmark: Portal of the FamilySearch Wiki.&nbsp;
 
<br> Next, decide what you want to learn about your ancestor, such as where and when he was married, or the names of his parents. You may want to ask an experienced researcher to help you select a goal that you can achieve.<br>
 
== What's Next?<br>  ==
 
After you have gathered information and set a research goal, you can start searching in birth marriage and death records. Use the following links to learn how to begin using Danish records and tips about Danish research:
 
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| bgcolor="#f9ffa3" | *[[Danish Research: Searching Records|Finding Your Ancestor in the Records]]
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| bgcolor="#f9ffa3" | *[[Danish Research: Tips for Beginners|Tips for Beginners]]
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| bgcolor="#f9ffa3" | *[[Danish Research: Tips for Danish American Researchers|Tips for Danish-American Researchers]]
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{{Tip
|Join a Community of Danish researchers! Ask questions, help others, and share your research success on Facebook[[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Denmark-Genealogy-Research-Community/177513258970923?ref=ts]] and/or [[Join a Skype Research Community|Skype]].
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{{Tip
|For more learning see the tutorials at FamilySearch Learning Center on  [[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/results.html?fq=place%3A%22Scandinavia%22| Scandinavian Research]] and [[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/results.html?fq=place%3A%22Scandinavia%22| Reading Scandinavian Gothic Handwritten Records]]
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1. [[Danish_Research:_Getting_Started|Getting Started]]<br>2.&nbsp;[[Denmark: Finding Birth Information|Birth Information]]<br>3. [[Denmark: Finding Marriage Information|Marriage Information]]<br>4. [[Denmark: Finding Death Information|Death Information]]<br>5.&nbsp;Place of Origin in Denmark<br>6. Moving within Denmark
 
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7.&nbsp;Emigration information<br>8. Immigration information<br>9.&nbsp;Using witnesses to find the next generation<br>10.&nbsp;Families in Sønderjylland (Southern Denmark)<br>11.&nbsp;City People and Research<br>12. Miscellanious
 
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[[Category:Denmark|Research]]

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How to Research

  1. Identify what you know: Work from the known to the unknown. Don't jump straight back to a distant ancestor. Begin with the present and confirm/document the information and relationships as you work your way back.
  2. Document/source your tree: As you gather information, identify where and who each piece of information came from. 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.
  3. Decide what you want to learn: Have a specific research goal or objective. This is defined by pursuing a 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."
  4. Select records to search: Each country's record-keeping practices are different. See your country's Record Finder table to determine what kind of record could provide the desired ancestral information. Search the desired records.
  5. Analyze/use the information: When you find new sources, carefully evaluate them to ensure they are about the correct ancestors, and that the information in the evidence is being accurately interpreted. Cite or document your sources in your family tree establish the accuracy of your findings.

Beginning Research in Czechia

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