Until they are all digitized and indexed (which is years away from happening, if ever), court records are one of richest body of records that are difficult to access. A court case may contain the names of several individuals, and yet is only indexed twice–once under the name of the first plaintiff and once under the name of the first defendant. Because of this, it is imperative to search court indexes for all family members and read those cases that may involve and uncle or aunt. There is a chance that something is in there about your ancestor as well. ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!
Have you thought about how your information will be shared with others after you leave this Earth? How will your information be preserved? Think abut this today rather than putting it off. Tomorrow may be too late. Remember that few relatives, libraries, or archives are going to want an unorganized box of papers. And digital media with thousands of randomly named files aren’t too much better. ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!
Before going to a library to research, print out one page that contains a bibliographic citation for each source or reference you wish to use. Then you can either take research notes on that page or attach that page to research notes or copies. This effectively serves as an “in the field” research log that can be written up more formally upon returning home. ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!
If you have an estate inventory for your ancestor, have you made an attempt to learn what every item is? Doing so may teach you more about your ancestor’s life and may potentially even give you a clue as to his occupation. ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!
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