First Steps
Organizing Data
- Surveying Available Sources
- Ranking Information Sources
- Correspondence
- Research & Correspondence Logs
- Pedigree Charts
- Family Group Sheets
- Timelines & Narratives
- Research Activity Logs
- Documentation
- Numbering Systems
- Analyzing Data
- Fraudulent Pedigrees
Computers & Genealogy
Legal Considerations
Etiquette
Ethics


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Research Activity Logs

The research activity log, used in conjunction with the timeline, is an efficient way to keep track of the origins of information provided on the family group sheet and in a chronological account. A well-kept research activity log will serve as a quick reference for sources of information, allowing you to see at a glance what work remains to be done The source numbers serve as a cross-reference to the sources used in entering information on the family group sheet and the timeline.

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