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'''When do you use a Research Extract Form?'''  When researching a book and extracting all of one surname from each page in the book, is an example of when a Research Extract Form would be used. A trip to the Cemetery, a telephone conversation or interview with a relative might be another instance.   
'''When do you use a Research Extract Form?'''  When researching a book and extracting all of one surname from each page in the book, is an example of when a Research Extract Form would be used. A trip to the Cemetery, a telephone conversation or interview with a relative might be another instance.   


'''How does a Research Extract Form work with a Research Log?'''  Research Extract Forms have a place for a document number to be assigned. This document number will then coincide with the document number you enter on the Research Log.  Your Research Log is a table of contents for your Documents, Photocopies and Research Extract Forms.
'''How does a Research Extract Form work with a Research Log?'''  Research Extract Forms have a place for a document number to be assigned. This document number will then coincide with the document number you enter on the Research Log.  Your Research Log is a table of contents for your Documents, Photocopies and Research Extract Forms.  


'''Initial Information:'''  
'''Initial Information:'''  


              '''Researcher's name:'''  This is usually yourself.
              '''Researcher's name:'''  This is usually yourself.  


              '''Ancestor Researched: ''' This is the individual or the couple you are researching.
              '''Ancestor Researched: ''' This is the name/s of the individual or the couple you are researching.  


              '''Research Date:'''  This is today's date or the date you did the research.
              '''Research Date:'''  This is today's date or the date you did the research.  


              '''Research Objective:'''  This should be a clear concise statement of your goal.
              '''Research Objective:'''  This should be a clear concise statement of your goal.
 
'''Record Information:'''  This is where you record the details of how someone else could locate this source.
 
              '''Record Type:'''  This could be a Census, Church Record, Vital Record, Land Record, Probate Record, Military Record, Emigration/Immigration Record or Naturalization Record.


'''Documentation:'''&nbsp; This section can help to focus on the <u>quality</u> of the source you are using. You can determine if the:&nbsp;'''Source''': is an <u>original</u> record or a <u>derivative</u> (such as an index or a compiled work).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  
'''Documentation:'''&nbsp; This section can help to focus on the <u>quality</u> of the source you are using. You can determine if the:&nbsp;'''Source''': is an <u>original</u> record or a <u>derivative</u> (such as an index or a compiled work).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  
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