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'''Syllabus for class taught by [[User:IsonJ|James Ison]], Manager at FamilySearch, for [[FamilySearch Presentations at NGS 2010|NGS 2010 Conference]].''' | '''Syllabus for class taught by [[User:IsonJ|James Ison]], Manager at FamilySearch, for [[FamilySearch Presentations at NGS 2010|the NGS 2010 Conference]] and [[FamilySearch Presentations at FGS 2010|and the FGS 2010 Conference]].''' | ||
Life is good when records with direct evidence exist, like a marriage license that gives the birth dates and places of both bride and groom and lists the full names of each set of parents. Typically that doesn’t last long, though, especially in African American research. Soon one finds only bits and pieces of indirect or conflicting evidence, and progress comes to a screeching halt. | Life is good when records with direct evidence exist, like a marriage license that gives the birth dates and places of both bride and groom and lists the full names of each set of parents. Typically that doesn’t last long, though, especially in African American research. Soon one finds only bits and pieces of indirect or conflicting evidence, and progress comes to a screeching halt. | ||
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#Helps you feel safe and secure about your conclusion | #Helps you feel safe and secure about your conclusion | ||
== ''His Promised Land''<ref>Stuart Sprague (editor), His Promised Land (New York City, W. W. Norton & Company, 1996).</ref> == | == ''His Promised Land''<ref>Stuart Sprague (editor), His Promised Land (New York City, W. W. Norton &amp; Company, 1996).</ref> == | ||
*Dictated by John Parker to newspaper man Frank Gregg in 1885 | *Dictated by John Parker to newspaper man Frank Gregg in 1885 | ||
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*1890—Last of his six surviving children becomes a teacher | *1890—Last of his six surviving children becomes a teacher | ||
*1900—Died; body was cremated in accordance with his will | *1900—Died; body was cremated in accordance with his will | ||
Case Study—Determine the origin of the name John Percival Parker | |||
Case Study—Determine the origin of the name John Percival Parker == | |||
=== Naming Strategies === | === Naming Strategies === | ||
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=== Mobile, Alabama research === | === Mobile, Alabama research === | ||
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*Percival<br> | *Percival<br> | ||
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== Strategies and Tips for Difficult Problems == | == Strategies and Tips for Difficult Problems == | ||
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[[Category:FamilySearch | [[Category:FamilySearch_Presentations_at_NGS_2010]] | ||
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