Cyndi Howells’ Genealogy Research article, Ten Things You Should Do (That You Probably Aren’t Doing Already), is a must read if you are hitting some dead ends in your family history research.
A few highlights include:
Actively participate in an online project or mailing list. Find one small area where your personal expertise can help, then reach out and give that help to others…Give full source citations, complete references (names, titles, publication dates, e-mail addresses, web addresses, physical addresses, etc.) and as many details as possible…Don’t believe everything you find online. Don’t believe everything you find in books or on CDs. Don’t believe everything sent to you by a friend or long-lost cousin. Do the research yourself and look at the original source records yourself…Educate yourself. Attend genealogy conferences and seminars. Take online courses. Read through online tutorials and how-to articles. It is never to late to learn something new. You can never know too much about any one topic.
Cyndi Howells’ Genealogy Research,
Ten Things You Should Do (That You Probably Aren’t Doing Already)
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