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[[Image:Log17.png|thumb|Filled-in homemade research log.]]A [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/images/31825_ResLog.pdf research log] (or calendar of searches) is a list of the source you searched, or plan to search for each objective, ancestor or family. It includes notes about what you found (and didn’t find). Most logs are kept in the order that records are selected or searches are made. | [[Image:Log17.png|thumb|Filled-in homemade research log.]]A [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/images/31825_ResLog.pdf research log] (or calendar of searches) is a list of the source you searched, or plan to search for each objective, ancestor or family. It includes notes about what you found (and didn’t find). Most logs are kept in the order that records are selected or searches are made. | ||
You may have a research log for each objective, locality, ancestor, or family. Most researchers prefer to keep it simple with a set of research logs for each family they research. | You may have a research log for each objective, locality, ancestor, or family. Most researchers prefer to keep it simple with a set of research logs for each family they research. The Research Log can now be downloaded from the Wiki: [[Image:Research Log.pdf]] | ||
A research log is crucial to successful research. It will help you: | A research log is crucial to successful research. It will help you: | ||
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*The place where the person you are searching lived | *The place where the person you are searching lived | ||
You may purchase a basic log at the Family History Library, at Family History Centers, or at genealogical stores, or you may create your own. For more details about research logs see the wiki article [[Research Logs|Research Logs]], and [[Decide What You Want to Learn#Using a Research Log|Using a Research Log]] in Step 2 of this article. | You may purchase a basic log at the Family History Library, at Family History Centers, or at genealogical stores, or you may create your own. For more details about research logs see the wiki article [[Research Logs|Research Logs]], and [[Decide What You Want to Learn#Using a Research Log|Using a Research Log]] in Step 2 of this article. | ||
== Personal and Family History Notes == | == Personal and Family History Notes == | ||