(What NOT to do when your researching your family history)
From Episode 1:
- Family historians should NOT trust everything they find on the internet! Unless you find a tree that has lots of good sources attached, you can’t take it as absolute truth. Instead, use it as a clue to help you locate real facts using original records.
From Episode 2:
- Genealogists do NOT need to search birth records first. In fact, most genealogists search backwards (they search death records first and THEN research earlier events in a person's life). Death certificates, cemetery records, and obituaries usually give information about a person's birth, too.
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