For those who don’t know, I have three daily sites: Genealogy Tip of the Day–one how-to tip every day–http://genealogytipoftheday.blogspot.com/ Daily Genealogy Transcriber–one piece of handwriting to read every day–http://genealogytranscriber.blogspot.com/ Genealogy Search Tip of the Day–one database or online search technique–as I think of them–not every day–http://genealogysearchtip.blogspot.com/ I also have two other blogs: Rootdig–also free where I blog about general research ideas, things that confuse/frustrate/irritate me, etc. —http://rootdig.blogspot.com Casefile Clues–where I blog about things I’m working on for my newsletter Casefile Clues–http://blog.casefileclues.com Enjoy. ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!
Before you post a question or query to a message board, email list, etc., try and remember to include enough information so that a person can help you. This typically includes the name of the person for whom you are looking, an approximation of the date of the event, a guess as to the place of the event, sources you have tried, etc. You need not go into a paragraph discussion about everything, but just asking for help finding Grandma in the 1930 census is not sufficient. Researchers should know: Grandma’s name Where Grandma probably lived When Grandma was probably born Who might have been living with Grandma in the 1930 census ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!
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