How to Guess Where to Start: Difference between revisions

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. (beginning family history, beginning genealogy, beginning research, getting started, starting family history, starting genealogy, starting research, how do I start, how to start)  

<span>Five fundamental guessing skills will help you get started on genealogy research. Each involves being able to guess some '''''additional''''' information based on what is already shown on a family group record.</span>  

<span>So, the best way to start is to [[Family_group_record:_roadmap_for_researchers|prepare a family group record]] showing everything you know about the family.</span>  

<span>Then using the partly-completed family group record be able to:</span>  

#<span>[[Guessing a Name Variation|Guess a '''''spelling variation''''']] for every name on that family group.</span>  

#<span>[[Guessing a Place|Guess a '''''place''''']] for every event on that family group.</span>  

#<span>[[Guessing a Date|Guess a '''''date''''']] for every event on that family group.</span>  

#<span>[[Guessing the Easiest to Research Person and Event|Guess the '''''easiest''''' (and '''''hardest''''') '''''person''''' and '''''event''''' to research]] on that family group.</span>  

#<span>[[Guessing a Record Type to Use|Guess the '''''best record types to use''''']] for finding information about any person’s event on that family group.</span>

<span>The links above explain how to guess these key pieces of information when they are unknown or uncertain.</span>  

== Related Content ==

<br>[[Guessing the Easiest to Research Person and Event|Guessing the Easiest to Research Person and Event]]  

[[How to Begin a Search for Your Ancestor|How to Begin a Search for Your Ancestor]]  

[[Start Family History by Writing What is Known|Start Family History by Writing What Is Known]]  

[[Rookie Mistakes|Rookie Mistakes]]  

== Related Internet Sites ==

[http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/images/32916_How_Do_I_Start.pdf How Do I Start My Family History?] FamilySearch.org PDF File  

[http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/about-research.html Starting Genealogy and Family History Research] U.S. National Archives  

[http://www.usgenweb.org/research/starting.shtml Starting Your Genealogy - The Basics] USGenWeb  

[http://genealogy.about.com/cs/beginnerscorner/ht/family_tree.htm How to Begin Tracing Your Family Tree] Kimberly Powell at About.com  

[http://www.progenealogists.com/beginners.htm How to Get Started on Your Genealogy] Natalie Cottrill at ProGenealogists.com<br><span></span> <!--{12072500624990} --> <!--{12072500624991} -->

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