Did you include:
1. Your research goal.
2. Facts about the family.
3. Traditions about the
family.
4. What research has been
conducted, the result of the research, and why you made a search of
those particular records.
5. Names of the siblings and
children of the individual you are seeking.
6. The history of the
townships, counties and states in which your ancestor lived.
7. Maps of the areas in which
your ancestor lived.
8. Your ancestor's neighbors.
9. A study of the customs,
migration trails, and naming patterns of your ancestor and his
siblings and children.
10. An examination of the
group connection.
11. Your conclusions.
12. Unresolved problems.
13.
Further sources for
information.
Why should you enter events during
your critical analysis in chronological order?
Briefly explain the "Cumulative
Research Strategy."
Using the Cumulative Research Strategy
overview chart, take one ancestor in your family and fill in the
information on him or her. What did you learn from this process?
CUMULATIVE RESEARCH
STRATEGY OVERVIEW
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PROBLEM
OR
OBJECTIVE
|
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FACTS
ABOUT
THE
FAMILY |
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TRADITIONS
ABOUT
THE
FAMILY |
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WHERE MORE
INFORMATION
CAN BE
OBTAINED |
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SIBLING OR
CHILDREN
SEARCH
CONDUCTED
|
|
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HISTORY
MAPS
NEIGHBORS
STUDIED |
|
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CUSTOMS
TIME PERIODS
MIGRATION
TRAILS
NAMING
PATTERNS
EXAMINED |
|
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GROUP
CONNECTIONS
EXAMINED |
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What should happen when you combine
the Critical Thinking Approach with a Cumulative Research Strategy
according to Chapter Seven?
What may prevent you from adequately
starting an investigation?
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