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| Methodology - Part 4: Effective Searching and Recording | ||||||||||||||||||
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| The objective of this course is to teach you how to effectively search and record your information. Just to recap: During Methodology-Part 1: Getting Started and Methodology-Part 2: Organizing and Skillbuilding we reminded you often that there are many ways to approach your genealogical project. We also made you aware that there are many ways of getting yourself organized; what is important is to choose a system that works for you. Methodology-Part 3: More Strategies and Methodology-Part 4: Effective Searching and Recording continue from the first two Basic Methodology courses, providing you with different methods of managing your genealogical project. Methodology-Part 3: More Strategies will consist of an intensive study of the types of information and how to gather it. We shall look at how to organize this information, the research process, and even your genealogical office. Strategies for planning your project and for using original records complete the course. Methodology-Part 4: Effective Searching and Recording deals with what to look for in the main sources and how to record it. We then discuss the many methods of synthesizing your research results for presentation and preservation. COURSE CONTENT Module 1 Step 4: Effective Searching & Recording Locating Research Already Done Or In Progress Notebooks Consistency In Format & Use Of Abbreviations Recording The Five Essential Parts of a Good Record Use of Transcript or Abstract Forms Recording Family Sources Recording Civil Registratioon (Vital Statistics) Module 2 Recording ... Continued Recording Census Recording Parish & Other Religious Registers Calendar Changes Recording Parish Registers with Patronymics Recording Probate Recording Land Records Module 3 Step 5: Documentation Recording & Photocopying The Revelant Items General Microfilm & Microfiche Module 4 Step 6: Presenting & Preserving Your Research Accuracy & Ethical Considerations In Publishing Data Synthesis Of Research Results Standard Methods of Synthesis of Research Results Biography Synopsis Module 5 Descendancy Chart Charts for Other Interests Module 6 Preserving Your Research Stop & Write Up Frequently Share With Others Writing a Family History Simple Ways to Organize Your Book Survival of Your Research Reference Materials Appendix: Useful Forms | ||||||||||||||||||
