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Elizabeth Shown Mills, "Censuses: Analysis, Interpretation Correlations", <ref>Elizabeth Shown Mills, | Elizabeth Shown Mills, "Censuses: Analysis, Interpretation Correlations", <ref>[Elizabeth Shown Mills, Censuses: Analysis, Interpretation Correlations, Course 4 Advanced Methodology, Interpretations Analysis, Sanford University Institute of Genealogy Historical Research, 2005, 4M3.]</ref> <br> <br> | ||
Proximity implies a relationship of some kind. Good genealogists use this to their advantage. Learn to be aware of neighbors and associates. As you gather information and sources for individuals, strive to understand their family, friends, associates, and neighbors as well. You will soon realize that people are born, raised, married, have children and grandchildren, migrate, live, die, and are buried in clusters. Their community relationships often provide clues to solve difficult genealogical problems. The more a genealogist can discover about an ancestor's community, the greater the odds of uncovering significant relationships.<br> | Proximity implies a relationship of some kind. Good genealogists use this to their advantage. Learn to be aware of neighbors and associates. As you gather information and sources for individuals, strive to understand their family, friends, associates, and neighbors as well. You will soon realize that people are born, raised, married, have children and grandchildren, migrate, live, die, and are buried in clusters. Their community relationships often provide clues to solve difficult genealogical problems. The more a genealogist can discover about an ancestor's community, the greater the odds of uncovering significant relationships.<br> | ||