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*If appropriate, the approximate time and place of the event. | *If appropriate, the approximate time and place of the event. | ||
= | =Step 2: Decide what you want to learn.= | ||
Nothing is more important to the research process than deciding what you want to learn. What you want to accomplish may vary, but usually, building up to it with well-documented research will help. It is not practical to thoroughly document <u>all</u> information on <u>all</u> of your lines by yourself. So thoughtfully select a few families of greatest interest to you. Do the genealogical research on those families especially well. Have faith that in time someone else will research the families you could not, and join their work with yours through programs like New FamilySearch. | Nothing is more important to the research process than deciding what you want to learn. What you want to accomplish may vary, but usually, building up to it with well-documented research will help. It is not practical to thoroughly document <u>all</u> information on <u>all</u> of your lines by yourself. So thoughtfully select a few families of greatest interest to you. Do the genealogical research on those families especially well. Have faith that in time someone else will research the families you could not, and join their work with yours through programs like New FamilySearch. | ||
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4. Quality of available documents. | 4. Quality of available documents. | ||
For more details about selecting easier objectives see [[Guessing the Easiest to Research Person and Event|Guessing the Easiest to Research Person and Event]]. | For more details about selecting easier objectives see [[Guessing the Easiest to Research Person and Event|Guessing the Easiest to Research Person and Event]]. | ||
= | =Using a Research Log= | ||
Keep your [[Research Logs|research log]] up to date. [[Document AS YOU GO!|Organize and document as you go]]. Record the following: | Keep your [[Research Logs|research log]] up to date. [[Document AS YOU GO!|Organize and document as you go]]. Record the following: | ||
*'''''Your [[Decide What You Want to Learn#One Research Objective at a Time|research objective]]''''' (name the person and event) as soon as you have chosen them. | *'''''Your [[Decide What You Want to Learn#One Research Objective at a Time|research objective]]''''' (name the person and event) as soon as you have chosen them. | ||