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Solving Tough Research Problems—Overcoming Brick Walls (view source)
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Your attitude about tough family history research problems has a big impact on your chances of success. Whether you think you can, or whether you think you cannot—you are right! Develop a relentless “track-‘em-down” attitude pursuing and analyzing all sources.<sup>1 </sup> Never give up on the problem, and never give up searching for new ideas and ways of researching the problem. Hunt down the answers no matter what it takes. | Your attitude about tough family history research problems has a big impact on your chances of success. Whether you think you can, or whether you think you cannot—you are right! Develop a relentless “track-‘em-down” attitude pursuing and analyzing all sources.<sup>1 </sup> Never give up on the problem, and never give up searching for new ideas and ways of researching the problem. Hunt down the answers no matter what it takes. | ||
== '''A Few Common Causes of Tough Research Problems and Their Solutions''''''' == | == '''A Few Common Causes of Tough Research Problems and Their Solutions''''''''' == | ||
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Use the following ideas to find answers to really stubborn family history research problems (brick walls). | Use the following ideas to find answers to really stubborn family history research problems (brick walls). | ||
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== '''A. Preliminaries''' == | == '''A. Preliminaries''' == | ||
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16. Mills, “Rural Strategies: Correlation of Land & Other Records.” | 16. Mills, “Rural Strategies: Correlation of Land & Other Records.” | ||
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