The Sleuth Book for Genealogists: Strategies for More Successful Family History ResearchWhat do you do when you hit the proverbial brick wall? Try gleaning advice from literary sleuths like Miss Marple, Sherlock Holmes, and Hercule Poirot. That's what expert genealogist Emily Croom helps you do in "The Sleuth Book for Genealogists," which blends literary methods of deduction with genealogical expertise. Using the sleuths' acknowledged expertise in the deduction arts, "The Sleuth Book" will invigorate your genealogical research. |
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... lived and the people with whom they associated . The process of working the puzzle presents many questions and challenges to the researcher . Some of these are more readily answered than others , but all searches involve two basic ...
... lived and the people with whom they associated . The process of working the puzzle presents many questions and challenges to the researcher . Some of these are more readily answered than others , but all searches involve two basic ...
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... lived in counties that have had major loss of records due to fires . Literary detectives constantly face the dilemma , What have I learned and where do I go from here ? The same is true for genealogists . We can learn from these experts ...
... lived in counties that have had major loss of records due to fires . Literary detectives constantly face the dilemma , What have I learned and where do I go from here ? The same is true for genealogists . We can learn from these experts ...
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... lived . This is part of the step of listing what you already know about the person . Each location will have its own plan . Research Tip Figure 2 shows the events and locations identified in Edmund 13 Planning for Research.
... lived . This is part of the step of listing what you already know about the person . Each location will have its own plan . Research Tip Figure 2 shows the events and locations identified in Edmund 13 Planning for Research.
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... lived there . It is also helpful to be familiar with other geographic features , such as creeks and rivers , towns , and the county seat . Why does it matter ? Political boundaries are often arbitrary and invisible lines , not fenced ...
... lived there . It is also helpful to be familiar with other geographic features , such as creeks and rivers , towns , and the county seat . Why does it matter ? Political boundaries are often arbitrary and invisible lines , not fenced ...
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... lived , shade in with colored pencil the counties where a particular surname appears in a given census year or other statewide index . You could use different colors for surname locations shown in different indexes , such as marriage ...
... lived , shade in with colored pencil the counties where a particular surname appears in a given census year or other statewide index . You could use different colors for surname locations shown in different indexes , such as marriage ...
Contents
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Broadening the Scope Cluster Genealogy | 40 |
Documenting Research | 54 |
Gathering Information Research | 65 |
Examining Evidence The Gray Cells in Action | 105 |
Arranging Ideas Progress Reports | 122 |
Reporting Case Solved | 137 |
Finding Slave Ancestors The Search for the Family of Archie Davis Sr | 150 |
Finding the Parent Generation The Search for Ann Robertson Crooms Parents | 163 |
Preparing for Adventure An Overview of the Basics | 203 |
Guide to Documentation Examples of Style | 219 |
Endnotes | 250 |
Bibliography | 276 |
Index | 281 |
Finding the Parent Generation The Search for Isaac Heldreths Parents | 141 |
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Archie Davis Arnold bibliography entry birth date birthplace born Caddo Parish cemetery Census of 1850 census records chapter Christie citations cited Claiborne County clues cluster Coleman Sr Complete Sherlock Holmes Courthouse Cumberland County daughter death document Doyle eeeeee Notes Elizabeth Robertson Endnotes facts Family History Family History Library federal FHL microfilm focus ancestor footnote Frierson genealogical genealogists Georgia Hardeman County Heldreth Hercule Poirot Hercule Poirot's Casebook household husband identify Isaac Croom James John Land Office Library lived look Louisiana Madison County maps Marriage Book marriage record married Mary McIntyre Miss Marple Miss Pinkerton Mississippi mother Mudd NARA microfilm Natchitoches Parish National Archives neighbors parents person probate records Putnam County questions reported shortened form siblings slaves sleuths Soundex sources Sugg suggest surname tax rolls Tennessee Texas tombstone U.S. Census Virginia wife Yankee in Criminal