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''[[Principles of Family History Research|Principles of Family History Research | ''[[Principles of Family History Research|Principles of Family History Research]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Decide_What_You_Want_to_Learn|Step 2. Decide What You Want to Learn]]'' | ||
At the end of this step you should have a research log that includes—<br> | At the end of this step you should have a research log that includes—<br> | ||
*The name of a person you want to research. | *The name of a person you want to research. | ||
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1 '''Step 2: Decide what you want to learn.''' | 1 '''Step 2: Decide what you want to learn.''' | ||
2 [[Identify Candidate Families for Further Research|Identify Candidate Families for Further Research]] | |||
3 [[One Family at a Time|One Family at a Time]] | 3 [[One Family at a Time|One Family at a Time]] | ||
:3.1 [[One Family at a Time#Research_a_Family_in_Community_Context|Research a Family in Community Context]] | :3.1 [[One Family at a Time#Research_a_Family_in_Community_Context|Research a Family in Community Context]]<br><br> | ||
4 [[One Research Objective at a Time|One Research Objective at a Time]] | 4 [[One Research Objective at a Time|One Research Objective at a Time]] | ||
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:4.1 [[One Research Objective at a Time#Complete_Information|Complete Information]] | :4.1 [[One Research Objective at a Time#Complete_Information|Complete Information]] | ||
:4.2 [[One Research Objective at a Time#Minimum_Information|Minimum Information]] | :4.2 [[One Research Objective at a Time#Minimum_Information|Minimum Information]] | ||
:4.3 [[One Research Objective at a Time#Insufficient_Information|Insufficient Information]] | :4.3 [[One Research Objective at a Time#Insufficient_Information|Insufficient Information]]<br><br> | ||
5 [[Select the Easiest Research Objective|Select the Easiest Research Objective]] | 5 [[Select the Easiest Research Objective|Select the Easiest Research Objective]] | ||
6 [[Prepare a Research Log|Prepare a Research Log]] | 6 [[Prepare a Research Log|Prepare a Research Log]] | ||
= Step 2: Decide what you want to learn. = | = Step 2: Decide what you want to learn. = | ||
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| bgcolor="#66ffff" | This example shows how a quest can lead to goals which in turn lead to research objectives. Goals and objectives may be either genealogical or reference. They may be easy or difficult to achieve. | | bgcolor="#66ffff" | This example shows how a quest can lead to goals which in turn lead to research objectives. Goals and objectives may be either genealogical or reference. They may be easy or difficult to achieve. | ||
'''Possible Quests:'''<br>A. I want to visit my immigrant ancestor's home town in the old country.<br>B. I want to put up an Internet genealogy web site for my own family.<br>C. I want to submit my genealogy to the Pedigree Resource File.<br> | '''Possible Quests:'''<br>A. I want to visit my immigrant ancestor's home town in the old country.<br>B. I want to put up an Internet genealogy web site for my own family.<br>C. I want to submit my genealogy to the Pedigree Resource File.<br> | ||
'''Possible Goals for Quest A:'''<br>1. Identify the immigrant on the Pierce line.<br>2. Complete the family group of the immigrant.<br>3. Identify Grandfather Pierce's parents and siblings.<br>4. Understand what it was like to be an immigrant.<br>5. Learn where the immigrant came from.<br> | '''Possible Goals for Quest A:'''<br>1. Identify the immigrant on the Pierce line.<br>2. Complete the family group of the immigrant.<br>3. Identify Grandfather Pierce's parents and siblings.<br>4. Understand what it was like to be an immigrant.<br>5. Learn where the immigrant came from.<br> | ||
'''Possible Objectives for Goal 5:'''<br>a. What date did the immigrant arrive in America?<br>b. At what port did he arrive?<br>c. Is there a picture of the ship on which he sailed?<br>d. Is he on a ship passenger list?<br>e. When was the immigrant born?<br>f. In what town was he born?<br> | '''Possible Objectives for Goal 5:'''<br>a. What date did the immigrant arrive in America?<br>b. At what port did he arrive?<br>c. Is there a picture of the ship on which he sailed?<br>d. Is he on a ship passenger list?<br>e. When was the immigrant born?<br>f. In what town was he born?<br> | ||
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