{"id":27206,"date":"2025-07-02T12:14:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T17:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/genealogytipoftheday.com\/?p=27206"},"modified":"2025-07-02T12:14:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T17:14:48","slug":"some-stuck-thoughts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genealogytipoftheday.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/02\/some-stuck-thoughts\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Stuck Thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>From a while back&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Write up every piece of information you know about your \u201clost\u201d ancestor. Every piece.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Include a source citation for every piece of information you know about your ancestor\u2013if it came from an interview of a relative, so state. If it was on a piece of paper or a digital image of that paper, cite it. Make certain you have transcribed the information completely and accurately from that source.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you don\u2019t have a source for a piece of information\u2013indicate that. That doesn\u2019t mean the information is wrong, just that you don\u2019t have a source for it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are there any relatives of the \u201clost person\u201d who have not been fully researched? And if you think they are fully researched, have you really confirmed that?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are there any words or terms that you have encountered while searching that person that you are not completely certain you understand?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have you shared your write up of your \u201clost person\u201d with a researcher, genealogy group, message board, etc. who might be able to give some insight?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>There are other things one can do as well, including learning about the time period and location of the \u201clost person,\u201d their religious affiliation, occupation, educational level, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/genealogytipoftheday.com\/index.php\/genealogy-tip-of-the-day-book\/\">Genealogy Tip of the Day&nbsp;<\/a><\/em>book is here.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/genealogytipoftheday.com\/index.php\/genealogy-tip-of-the-day-book\/\">Learn more about it and get your own copy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your work may not be going as slowly as this turtle, but it may feel like it. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/turtle.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"793\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/turtle-793x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27209\" style=\"width:335px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/turtle-793x1024.jpg 793w, https:\/\/genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/turtle-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/turtle-768x992.jpg 768w, https:\/\/genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/turtle-1189x1536.jpg 1189w, https:\/\/genealogytipoftheday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/turtle.jpg 1585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From a while back&#8230; There are other things one can do as well, including learning about the time period and location of the \u201clost person,\u201d their religious affiliation, occupation, educational level, etc. Genealogy Tip of the Day&nbsp;book is here.&nbsp;Learn more about it and get your own copy. 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