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 [[Family History for Beginners]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[How_to_Guess_Where_to_Start|How to Guess Where to Start]]
-Well-done genealogies must be documented with the best sources skillfully analyzed. No guesswork can be allowed in the final product. But in order to find the best sources a kind of trial-and-error activity (guessing) is sometimes used. The best researchers become skillful at assessing information, evaluating clues, and selecting sources and repositories they will try. This article teaches how to choose logically among uncertain potential sources. Always remember that any guesswork is only temporary and eventually MUST be replaced by careful analysis of the well-documented sources.
+Well-done genealogies are documented with the best sources skillfully analyzed. No guesswork can be allowed in the final product. But in order to find the best sources a kind of trial-and-error activity (guessing) is sometimes used. The best researchers become skillful at assessing information, evaluating clues, and selecting sources and repositories they will try. This article teaches how to choose logically among uncertain potential sources. Always remember that any guesswork is only temporary and eventually MUST be replaced by careful analysis of the well-documented sources.
 Learn to guess names, places, dates, the best event in a person’s life to research first, and how to guess sources for that event.