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