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10 Best Strategies for Researching 'Brick Wall' Ancestors - Heart of the Family
Are you stuck on a difficult family history research problem? Take a look at these 10 strategies to see if one (or more) of them can help you break through your genealogy brick wall!
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From Google Books, full copies of each issue from Jan-Feb 1994 - Vol. 12, No. 1 through Mar-Apr 2010 - Vol. 28, No. 2.
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Ancestry.com Blog - The Dreaded Brick Wall. What to do next?
Article by Brian Gallagher.
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A humorous look at mistakes that are copied from tree to tree. Find everything from Adam & Eve to zombies. Lots of examples of what NOT to do!
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Casefile Clues - Brick Walls from A to Z
By Michael John Neill
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Genealogy.com: Discrepancy Charts - Organizing the Inconclusive
Article by Michael John Neill.
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Negative Space: Making Your Genealogy Gaps Work For You (and your family tree)
This genealogy research methods post from The Parchment Rustler introduces the concept of Negative Space - effectively the parts of an ancestor's timeline for which you don't have any documentary evidence. The article shows how you can identify the negative space in your timelines, and use it to your advantage to: direct your research planning; enhance your research questions; guard against anchoring bias; and interpret your evidence in the right context.
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Options When Your Genealogy Research Comes to a Dead End
Article by Lorelle VanFossen.
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By the Jones Genealogist.
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ThoughtCo - Brick Wall Strategies for Dead-End Family Trees
Article by Kimberly Powell.
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