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| '''Initial Information:''' | | '''Initial Information:''' |
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| '''Researcher's name:''' This is usually yourself.
| | '''Researcher's name:''' This is usually yourself. |
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| '''Ancestor Researched: ''' This is the name/s of the individual or the couple you are researching.
| | '''Ancestor Researched: ''' This is the name/s of the individual or the couple you are researching. |
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| '''Research Date:''' This is today's date or the date you did the research.
| | '''Research Date:''' This is today's date or the date you did the research. |
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| '''Research Objective:''' This should be a clear concise statement of your goal.
| | '''Research Objective:''' This should be a clear concise statement of your goal. |
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| '''Record Information:''' This is where you record the details of how someone else could locate this source. | | '''Record Information:''' This is where you record the details of how someone else could locate this source. |
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| '''Record Type:''' This could be a Census, Church Record, Vital Record, Land Record, Probate Record, Military Record, Emigration/Immigration Record or Naturalization Record.
| | '''Record Type:''' This could be a Census, Church Record, Vital Record, Land Record, Probate Record, Military Record, Emigration/Immigration Record or Naturalization Record. |
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| '''Record Location: ''' This could be a Public Library, County Courthouse, Archive, an address for a Cemetery or Sexton Office, Family History Library, an individuals home or any other location.
| | '''Record Location: ''' This could be a Public Library, County Courthouse, Archive, an address for a Cemetery or Sexton Office, Family History Library, an individuals home or any other location. |
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| '''Source Record or Call Number: ''' This is the identifier for the actual record. It could be a file on a computer, a book in a library with a call number.
| | '''Source Record or Call Number: ''' This is the identifier for the actual record. It could be a file on a computer, a book in a library with a call number. |
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| '''Title of the Source:''' This is the name of the book, the title of the database, or the name of a database on a computer.
| | '''Title of the Source:''' This is the name of the book, the title of the database, or the name of a database on a computer. |
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| '''Author: '''This could be the County Clerk, an individual or group of individuals authoring an article or book.
| | '''Author: '''This could be the County Clerk, an individual or group of individuals authoring an article or book. |
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| '''Publisher: '''This could be a publisher, a government agency or and individual. This should also have the publishing year.
| | '''Publisher: '''This could be a publisher, a government agency or and individual. This should also have the publishing year. |
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| '''Documentation:''' This section can help to focus on the <u>quality</u> of the source you are using. You can determine if the: '''Source''': is an <u>original</u> record or a <u>derivative</u> (such as an index or a compiled work). | | '''Documentation:''' This section can help to focus on the <u>quality</u> of the source you are using. You can determine if the: '''Source''': is an <u>original</u> record or a <u>derivative</u> (such as an index or a compiled work). |
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| '''Information:''' is <u>primary</u> or <u>secondary </u>(Primary is evidence recorded at the time of the event. Seconday is information recorded at a much later date).
| | '''Information:''' is <u>primary</u> or <u>secondary </u>(Primary is evidence recorded at the time of the event. Seconday is information recorded at a much later date). |
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| '''Evidence:''' is a <u>direct</u> statement or <u>indirect</u> evidence. (A direct statement is: Robert M Wiley is the son of Hamilton James Wiley. An indirect record would be where both father and son are mentioned, but the relationships are only implied).
| | '''Evidence:''' is a <u>direct</u> statement or <u>indirect</u> evidence. (A direct statement is: Robert M Wiley is the son of Hamilton James Wiley. An indirect record would be where both father and son are mentioned, but the relationships are only implied). |
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| '''Research Extract Results''': This is where the results of your research is recorded. Page numbers and the information are recorded. Conversations or phone calls and the notes for the conversation are recorded here. An address and results of a cemetery search are noted here. | | '''Research Extract Results''': This is where the results of your research is recorded. Page numbers and the information are recorded. Conversations or phone calls and the notes for the conversation are recorded here. An address and results of a cemetery search are noted here. |