Chapter 8 in your syllabus The Complete Beginner's Guide to Genealogy, the Internet, and Your Genealogy Computer Program introduced a simple chart, the "Guide to Sources for Extending Your Pedigree," that can guide you to the best sources for filling in those blanks on your pedigree chart. Before you apply these answers to your genealogy questions, let's review the precautions that should always be observed in research process that we touched upon in the first chapter.

These suggested steps will keep you from wasting valuable time, save you money, and result in successful research.