This week I helped a young woman discover some of her ancestors. She previously didn’t even know her grandparents’ full names. She was able to track down their names, and we entered them into her new FamilySearch account. One of her grandfathers is ...
Before beginning the study group, my research experience consisted mostly of autofill searches of FamilySearch and its partner sites to find and attach sources to ancestors on my family tree. I had been able to make a lot of progress and discoveries, ...
I will be the first to tell you that the organization of my genealogy research needs help! I have attended seminars and classes and I have lots of paper syllabi in folders in the cupboards of my office. I have lots of family photos in boxes and eve ...
The 7th lesson in my Research Like a Pro Study group is "Report Writing." I was excited about my findings during the research phase of the study group, and anxious to begin writing my report. I have read other research reports and I felt like I und ...
The latest assignment in my Research Like a Pro study Group was to follow my Research Plan and keep track of my research using a research log. This is the first time I have used a formal research log, and I discovered that it takes discipline! Wh ...
This week's lesson for my Research Like a Pro Study Group has been all about source citations. In addition to the great information provided by Diana Elder in our Study Group and in her book, Research Like a Pro: A Genealogist's Guide, I have been ...
The latest assignment in my Research Like a Pro Study Group involved research planning. I have already created a research objective, analyzed existing sources by creating a timeline of known information, analyzed each piece of known information, and ...
The Research Objective for my Research Like a Pro Study Group involves distinguishing between two different Jacob Fishers, both enumerated in Northampton County, Pennsylvania in the 1790 US Census. In their book, Research Like a Pro, A Genealogis ...
For my four-generation accreditation project, I am researching the Beck/Fisher family of Pennsylvania. I recently revisited records I had previously found to create a timeline of the life of Jacob Fisher, who is the 4th Generation for my ...
I am currently participating in a study group being hosted by Diana Elder, A.G. and her daughter Nicole Dyer of Family Locket. I purchased their book, Research Like a Pro, in December and realized that my research process could really use some ...
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