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*Johnson, Richard S. ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/40776858&referer=brief_results How to Locate Anyone Who Is or Has Been in the Military. 7th ed]''. Ft. Sam Houston, Tex.: Military Information Enterprises, 1999. (FHL book 973 M27j.) Discusses various methods and addresses to locate and contact present and former members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Reserve. | *Johnson, Richard S. ''[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/40776858&referer=brief_results How to Locate Anyone Who Is or Has Been in the Military. 7th ed]''. Ft. Sam Houston, Tex.: Military Information Enterprises, 1999. (FHL book 973 M27j.) Discusses various methods and addresses to locate and contact present and former members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Reserve. | ||
== Step 5. Use the Information == | |||
When you find a new source it is important to evaluate it to see if it really about the person you seek. If it is, then next step is to begin a preliminary evaluation of its trustworthiness. Compare what you know with what you just found to determine what is most likely true. By correlating all the available sources and using them to corroborate each other you can better evaluate them. If you find contradictions or discrepancies, try to explain what you think accounts for them. | |||
Transfer the new information to your files and keep them up-to-date. [[Document_AS_YOU_GO!|Organize and document as you go]]. Using unit histories you may want to research any action in which an acestor participated and write a report about your findings. | |||
Eventually it is important to share your findings with others. Certainly share what you find with your family at family reunions and on other occasions. Online databases like Pedigree Resource File, and One World Tree are relatively easy ways to share. You could put up a genealogy Internet site as well. You could also publish a family history book showing what you found. With military records some researchers enjoy participating in re-enactment groups that re-live what life was like for an ancestor or someone in a similar military unit. | |||
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