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*For example, is the birth date of Aunt Betty from personal knowledge or did you get it from a record in a family bible or was it given to you by a family member's personal knowledge? | *For example, is the birth date of Aunt Betty from personal knowledge or did you get it from a record in a family bible or was it given to you by a family member's personal knowledge? | ||
*You can be sure one day, someone or even you will wonder where you got | *You can be sure one day, someone or even you will wonder where you got your information because someone else has something different. | ||
*Recording sources is a science almost in and of itself. Check out [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Cite_Your_Sources_(Source_Footnotes) Cite Your Sources]. | *Recording sources is a science almost in and of itself. Check out [https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Cite_Your_Sources_(Source_Footnotes) Cite Your Sources]. | ||
===== 2. Create a "To Do List" ===== | ===== 2. Create a "To Do List" ===== | ||
Rather than carry your partially | Rather than carry your partially filled out forms around with you when you go look for information, you might create a “To Do List.<br> | ||
*Here you will list in detail what information you are specifically looking for. For example: What is the birthday of Aunt Betty? Then you will write down where you might find that information such as: Ask my cousin George the birth date of his mother. | *Here you will list in detail what information you are specifically looking for. For example: What is the birthday of Aunt Betty? Then you will write down where you might find that information such as: Ask my cousin George the birth date of his mother. | ||
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