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'''''Consequences:''''' Missed sources, missed opportunities, missed clues, incomplete and stunted genealogies as well as a missed opportunity in understanding the reason why such changes took place. | '''''Consequences:''''' Missed sources, missed opportunities, missed clues, incomplete and stunted genealogies as well as a missed opportunity in understanding the reason why such changes took place. | ||
'''''Experienced researchers''''' would find it unusual if they found only one spelling in all of the records for a particular person. They expect and actively seek out as many [[Name Variations in United States Indexes and Records|variant spellings]] of the name as possible. Experienced researchers look for names under middle names, initials, abbreviations, and [[Traditional Nicknames in Old Documents - A Wiki List|nicknames]]. They should actively use the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list ''International Genealogical Index''] to find alternate spellings to surnames. They often use [[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada|spelling substitution tables]] to figure out even more possible alternates spellings of the surname. | '''''Experienced researchers''''' would find it unusual if they found only one spelling in all of the records for a particular person. They expect and actively seek out as many [[Name Variations in United States Indexes and Records|variant spellings]] of the name as possible. Experienced researchers look for names under middle names, initials, abbreviations, and [[Traditional Nicknames in Old Documents - A Wiki List|nicknames]]. They should actively use the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list ''International Genealogical Index''] to find alternate spellings to surnames. They often use [[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada|spelling substitution tables]] to figure out even more possible alternates spellings of the surname. | ||
== Rookies frequently have vague research goals == | == Rookies frequently have vague research goals == | ||
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