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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> | ||
{{Block indent|1. Create a well-documented family group record.<br>}} | |||
{{Block indent|2. Write a narrative report explaining:<br> }} | |||
{{Block indent|a. Why did you search where you did?<br> |2}} | |||
{{Block indent|b. What did you find or not find?<br> |2}} | |||
{{Block indent|c. What do your findings, or lack of findings mean?<br> |2}} | |||
{{Block indent|d. What sources should be searched next?<br> |2}} | |||
{{Block indent|e. How long will it take to search those sources?<br> |2}} | |||
{{Block indent|f. What is the likelihood those sources will work? |2}} | |||
*'''Use logic, deduction, inference, and inspiration:'''<br> | *'''Use logic, deduction, inference, and inspiration:'''<br> | ||
{{Block indent|1. Correlate records of neighbors to infer relationships.<br>}} | |||
{{Block indent|2. Study migration patterns to infer where the family’s place of origin.<br>}} | |||
{{Block indent|3. Try to disprove uncertain connections. }} | |||
== Further Suggestions and Articles== | == Further Suggestions and Articles== | ||
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