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==Instructions on How to Do Genealogical Research==
==Instructions on How to Do Genealogical Research==
Below are articles that discuss the research process. Many of the pages overlap in scope.
Below are articles that discuss the genealogical research process. Many of the pages overlap in scope.


*[[A Guide to Research]]
*[[A Guide to Research]]
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*[[Beginning African American Research]]
*[[Beginning African American Research]]
*[[Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes)]]
*[[Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes)]]
*[[Collecting Previous Research by Others Part One: Home and Relative Sources]]
*[[Collecting Previous Research by Others Part Two: Online Family Tree Collections]]
*[[Collecting Previous Research by Others Part Three: Digitized Books]]
*[[Collecting Previous Research by Others Part Four: FamilySearch Wiki Tools]]
*[[Decide What You Want to Learn]]
*[[Decide What You Want to Learn]]
*[[Determining if a Source is Relevant]]
*[[Determining if a Source is Relevant]]
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*[[Indians of North America, A Beginner’s Guide]]
*[[Indians of North America, A Beginner’s Guide]]
*[[Library Quickstart]]
*[[Library Quickstart]]
*[[Locating Online Databases Part One: FamilySearch Wiki Sources]]
*[[Locating Online Databases Part Two: FamilySearch Historical and Library Records]]
*[[Locating Online Databases Part Three: Digitized Books]]
*[[Locating Online Databases Part Four: Internet Sources]]
*[[Major Databases for Beginning United States Research]]
*[[Major Databases for Beginning United States Research]]
*[[Obtain and Search the Records]]
*[[Obtain and Search the Records]]
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*[[Research Process]]
*[[Research Process]]
*[[Rookie Mistakes]]
*[[Rookie Mistakes]]
*[[Select computer software]]
*[[Select Records to Search]]
*[[Select Records to Search]]
*[[Solving Tough Research Problems – Overcoming Brick Walls]]
*[[Solving Tough Research Problems—Overcoming Brick Walls]]
*[[Spelling Substitution Tables]]
*[[Spelling Substitution Tables for the United States and Canada]]
*[[United States Basic Search Strategies]]
*[[United States Basic Search Strategies]]
*[[United States Census – Analyzing Census Data]]
*[[United States Census–Analyzing Census Data]]
*[[Websites for Family History Beginners]]
*[[Websites for Family History Beginners]]


==Research Resources==
==Research Resources==