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Tuesday's Tip - Interpreting primary sources - the 6 'w's | Essex Voices Past - 0 views

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genealogy opinion tips records tutorial

shared by Nancy Lecompte on 28 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • Each primary source you can decode will give you a layer or building block towards historical truth.
  • So understanding the ‘tricks’ of decoding sources are vital to the craft of being a historian.
  • a primary source doesn’t have to be a document – it could be anything!
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  • What? What is the document you are looking at?
  • When? When was your document created?
  • Was your source written at the period you are studying or was it written afterwards or retrospectively (and therefore with the benefit hindsight)?
  • Who? Who created it?  Who was the intended audience?
  • Where? Where was your document written
  • Why? There should be lots of ‘whys’ on your mind when you analyse your source:
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Three Tips for a Successful Research Trip | Mocavo - 0 views

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genealogy tip research

shared by Nancy Lecompte on 11 Jul 12 - No Cached
  • 1. Develop a Research Plan.
  • 2. Check Your Logistics in Advance.
  • 3. Be Flexible!
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search tips research genealogy history

shared by Nancy Lecompte on 13 Feb 12 - Cached
  • Restricting your search to “exact” can help narrow the results.
  • enter a date in the year field under Publication Info
  • also allow a little wiggle room by entering +/- 1, 2, 5 or 10 years
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  • to search for a phrase, put it in quotes
  • Search beyond your ancestor’s stomping grounds
  • Try searching the entire collection for a place name (town or county) instead of a person.
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    Ancestry.com Newspaper database search tips
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Genealogy Tip of the Day: It Came Right Out of Their Heads - 0 views

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genealogy tip

shared by Nancy Lecompte on 27 Apr 13 - No Cached
  • Remember that in many records the informant gave answers right off the top of their head, no "proof," no doublechecking, no verification.
  • And then 100 years later, their descendant encounters the information and assumes is all correct.
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Genealogy Tip of the Day: Did They Change the Spelling? - 0 views

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genealogy tip

shared by Nancy Lecompte on 13 Dec 12 - No Cached
  • Don't get too tied to the "correct" spelling because chances are your ancestor did not care about spelling as much as you do.
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Genealogy Tip of the Day: You Are Not Your Ancestor's Judge... - 0 views

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genealogy tip opinion

shared by Nancy Lecompte on 10 Oct 12 - No Cached
  • Report the facts on your ancestor as clearly and as accurately as you possibly can
  • we, as genealogists, rarely know the whole story.
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Genealogy Tip of the Day: Might Makes Right - 0 views

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genealogy research tips

shared by Nancy Lecompte on 17 Apr 12 - No Cached
  • An obituary, death certificate and tombstone agreeing about the date of birth doesn't mean the information they provide about the date of birth is correct--it could mean they have the same informant.
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    sources
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Genealogy Tip of the Day: Pete and Repeat Were Walking Down the Street - 0 views

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genealogy research tips

shared by Nancy Lecompte on 25 Apr 12 - No Cached
  • Remember that just because several documents give the exact same information it does not mean that information is correct.
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Genealogy Tip of the Day: Find Their Shoes and Put Them On - 0 views

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genealogy tip research

shared by Nancy Lecompte on 19 Feb 12 - No Cached
  • If you have "lost" your ancestor at a certain point in time, put yourself in their shoes and see if it generates any ideas or leads.
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Genealogy Tip of the Day: Who Was Feeding That Information? - 0 views

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genealogy tip

shared by Nancy Lecompte on 26 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • The death notice, obituary, death certificate, and tombstone all have the same date of birth for great-grandma.
  • What you most likely have is one person who gave the same information four times.
  • Remember that before you think that just because four sources "agree" that they are correct.
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Genealogy Tip of the Day: When You Were Wet Behind the Ears - 0 views

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genealogy tip

shared by Nancy Lecompte on 04 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • Now that you're a little more seasoned, review what you did in the early days and see if you still agree with yourself.
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Genealogy Tip of the Day: They Had Little To Prove... - 0 views

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genealogy tip research

shared by Nancy Lecompte on 04 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • Your ancestors did not have to "prove" anything when the census taker came to the door
  • Nancy Lecompte on 04 Sep 12
     
    "Your ancestors did not have to "prove" anything when the census taker came to the door"
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Search Strategies for Google #1 - Gigi's Geneablog - 0 views

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research tips search engine

shared by Nancy Lecompte on 26 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • Nancy Lecompte on 26 Jan 12
     
    great tips for any kind of research
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Genealogy Tip of the Day: Compiled Trees Should Not Be Your Only Source - 0 views

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genealogy research tip

shared by Nancy Lecompte on 08 Aug 12 - No Cached
  • At the best, compiled trees provide references to original source materials.
  • At the worst, they are completely incorrect.
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Genealogy Tip of the Day: What's In Your Filter? - 0 views

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genealogy tip

shared by Nancy Lecompte on 14 Aug 12 - No Cached
  • Try and avoid as much as possible, interpreting your ancestor's actions in twenty-first century terms.
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Genealogy Tip of the Day: Did They Switch Middle Initials? - 0 views

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genealogy tip

shared by Nancy Lecompte on 13 Feb 12 - No Cached
  • Did your married female ancestor use her middle name for her middle initial in one record and her maiden name for her middle initial in another?
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Genealogy's Star: Navagating the Maze - 0 views

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research tips search

shared by Nancy Lecompte on 12 Jun 12 - No Cached
  • know what you are looking for
  • You need to imagine the document you are looking for and enter search terms that you assume are on that document.
  • Look for categories of records and sources rather than individual documents.
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  • Don't get distracted.
  • You might have to try dozens of different combinations of search terms before you hit the right combination.
  • Constantly upgrade your skills and knowledge
  • Know when to stop.
  • Give you mind time to think of alternative ways that the information you are seeking could have been identified on the Web. Once you come up with new search terms, go back to work looking for information.
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Genealogy Tip of the Day: Read Your Ancestor's Paper - 0 views

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tip genealogy newspapers

shared by Nancy Lecompte on 18 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • Don't just copy the obituary and head back to your searching. See what other news is waiting for you in the paper.
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