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| bgcolor="#ffff99" align="center" | '''“Census records are the most used—yet most under used of all genealogical resources.”'''<ref>Elizabeth Shown Mills, "Censuses: Analysis, Interpretation &amp;amp; Correlations," Course 4 Advanced Methodology, Interpretations &amp;amp; Analysis, Samford University Institute of Genealogy &amp;amp; Historical Research, 2005, 4M3.</ref> | | bgcolor="#ffff99" align="center" | '''“Census records are the most used—yet most under used of all genealogical resources.”'''<ref>Elizabeth Shown Mills, "Censuses: Analysis, Interpretation &amp;amp;amp;amp; Correlations," Course 4 Advanced Methodology, Interpretations &amp;amp;amp;amp; Analysis, Samford University Institute of Genealogy &amp;amp;amp;amp; Historical Research, 2005, 4M3.</ref> | ||
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Good record keeping contributes to good analysis. Start with a [[Family group record: roadmap for researchers|well documented family group record]] even before you look at a census. Keep organized and [[Document AS YOU GO!|document as you go]]. Good source footnotes are another cornerstone of good analysis. | Good record keeping contributes to good analysis. Start with a [[Family group record: roadmap for researchers|well documented family group record]] even before you look at a census. Keep organized and [[Document AS YOU GO!|document as you go]]. Good source footnotes are another cornerstone of good analysis. | ||
[[Image:Family Group Record Frank1.png|thumb | [[Image:Family Group Record Frank1.png|thumb]] '''''Make a source footnote for each census entry.''''' [[Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes)|Citing all your sources]] makes it easier to correlate and analyze sources against each other. It helps other researchers check your work. Add each census event to the family group record and make at least one source footnote for every census for every member of an ancestor's family. | ||
'''''Footnote other events listed on each census.''''' Most censuses are full of information about non-census events in people's lives. Your analysis will be better if you know (footnote) each and every source that mentions an event. Even if such an event already has a source citation from another document, consider footnoting the following events on your family group record with a ''census citation'' (add custom events where needed): | '''''Footnote other events listed on each census.''''' Most censuses are full of information about non-census events in people's lives. Your analysis will be better if you know (footnote) each and every source that mentions an event. Even if such an event already has a source citation from another document, consider footnoting the following events on your family group record with a ''census citation'' (add custom events where needed): | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} {{USCensus}} | ||
[[Category:United_States_Census]] [[Category:Beginners]] [[Category:Research_Analysis]] | [[Category:United_States_Census]] [[Category:Beginners]] [[Category:Research_Analysis]] | ||