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BRICK WALLS
What is a Brick Wall?
Eight Steps
Step One - What do you know? Write it down
Step Two: Are you sure? Beware of false assumptions
Step Three: What do you need to know? Where to look for answers
Where to Look for Answers - Birth Date or Location:
Where to Look for Answers - Death Date or Location:
Where to Look for Answers - Marriage:
Where to Look for Answers – Divorce/Marital Status:
Where to Look for Answers – Maiden Name:
Where to Look for Answers – Immigration/Emigration Date:
Where to Look for Answers – Country/Town Parish of Origin:
Where to Look for Answers – Names of Parents:
Where to Look for Answers – Names of Spouse:
Step Four: Are you an informed researcher? Raions/Powaits have ancestors too
Step Five: Still no luck? Try collateral lines
Step Six: Not where they should be? Get creative with surname spellings
Step Seven: Did They Put Down Roots? Follow the Land
Step Eight: Still can't find them? Start over!
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Cannot Find LDS Films 2
Cannot Find LDS Films 3
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Making a Break-through
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Author:
Jim Onyschuk
E-mail:
jodanji@aci.on.ca