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W03 Resonably Exhaustive Research Flashcards

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Which of the following occurs after you have examined an ancestor’s information?

1.Hypothesis
2. Assumption

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Hypothesis
(A hypothesis is developed after known information is examined.)

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True or False: A research plan can never be revised.

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False

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True or False: The purpose of a research plan is to provide an organized structure for research to effectively and efficiently meet research goals.

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True

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Which of the following should a researcher record in a research log about the results of a search?
1. Analysis of findings and page number.
2. Document number, image, and information in the document.
3. Document image, analysis of findings, description or citation of source as a whole.
4. Analysis of information found, how each source was searched, and description or citation of the source along with a document or page number.

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  1. Analysis of information found, how each source was searched, and description or citation of the source along with a document or page number.
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A good research objective is concise and includes specific identifying information such as a name, a location, and a time period. Which example below meets these criteria?

  1. Find Callum MacDonald’s birth date.
  2. Locate the children of Orrin and Marcy Weber who were married in Liberty County, Texas; lived in Dallam County, Texas, in 1891; and died in Ochiltree County, Texas, between 1930 and 1936. Orrin’s parents were Susan and Thomas Weber.
  3. Find the death date for Elizabeth Smith in 1842.
  4. Determine the marriage date of Adam and Sabrina Jorgeson who lived in Summit County, Ohio, from 1888–1901.
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  1. Determine the marriage date of Adam and Sabrina Jorgeson who lived in Summit County, Ohio, from 1888–1901.
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Ture or False: Your completed research log shows that you followed and completed your planned research.

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True

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As part of a reasonably exhaustive search, which of the following would not help a genealogist know which kinds of records are available for a certain place during a certain time period?

  1. Ancestry DNA matches
  2. Family History Library Catalog
  3. FamilySearch Wiki
  4. A reference book about genealogical research
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  1. Ancestry DNA matches
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Which of the following most closely approaches “reasonably exhaustive” in a search for the parents of John Smith, who was born about 1875 in Wisconsin?

  1. Researching all Smith families in all available US census records since 1880
  2. Researching in US census records, Wisconsin state census records, vital records, church records, land records, tax records, and probate records
  3. Typing the name John Smith into the search feature of the following databases: Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, Findmypast.com, AmericanAncestors.org, MyHeritage.com, and Genealogy.com
  4. Checking family trees for John Smith in the following locations: Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, Findmypast.com, AmericanAncestors.org, MyHeritage.com, and Genealogy.com
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  1. Researching in US census records, Wisconsin state census records, vital records, church records, land records, tax records, and probate records
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For a search to be “reasonably exhaustive,” which of the following should a genealogist search?

  1. All of these answers
  2. Records that are indexed online
  3. Records that are on microfilm
  4. Records held in archives
  5. Records that are digitized but not indexed
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  1. All of these answers
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Which of the items below are part of research planning?

  1. A definition of a research goal
  2. A prioritized list of specific sources to search
  3. A study of preliminary information
  4. All of these answers are correct.
  5. An identification of repositories that hold the desired sources
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  1. All of these answers are correct.
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Which of the following is the most complete description of recording how a source was searched?

  1. Search for Edward Jones in pages 10–50 using his birth date and place.
  2. Search the index for Elenore Kleberg.
  3. Search first name Celisa, last name Odell, 1892–1894, Utah.
  4. Search the digitized index for the first name Chas, last name Hunter, death year range 1910–1912, death location Elmore County, Alabama.
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  1. Search the digitized index for the first name Chas, last name Hunter, death year range 1910–1912, death location Elmore County, Alabama.
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Which of the following should a researcher record in a research log about the results of a search?

  1. Analysis of information found, how each source was searched, and description or citation of the source along with a document or page number.
  2. Document number, image, and information in the document.
  3. Analysis of findings and page number.
  4. Document image, analysis of findings, description or citation of source as a whole.
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  1. Analysis of information found, how each source was searched, and description or citation of the source along with a document or page number.
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Research logs vary in form and content, but despite their variability, there are basic elements that must be included. Consider a researcher who creates a research log and adds her name and the date of the research along with her research goal for finding a specific ancestor’s birth date and location. Then she adds a copied image and citation for each document she found along with her analysis of the information from that document. What important element(s) did she forget to include in her research log? Select all that apply.

  1. Subject of interest and research goal
  2. Name of researcher and date of research
  3. Description of the results of each negative search
  4. Description of how each source was searched
  5. Citation for each source searched (positive or negative)
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  1. Description of the results of each negative search
  2. Description of how each source was searched
  3. Citation for each source searched (positive or negative)
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Which of the statements below is the most complete description of a research log?
1. A bibliography
2. A list of records searched by a specific researcher to meet a research goal; descriptions of where the records are held; descriptions of the results of the searches; and notes, comments, analysis, etc. of the findings
3. An organized structure for research to effectively and efficiently meet research goals
4. A summary of significant findings and where the copies of sources are held

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  1. A list of records searched by a specific researcher to meet a research goal; descriptions of where the records are held; descriptions of the results of the searches; and notes, comments, analysis, etc. of the findings
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Which of the following most closely approaches “reasonably exhaustive” in a search for the parents of John Smith, who was born about 1875 in Wisconsin?

  1. Checking family trees for John Smith in the following locations: Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, Findmypast.com, AmericanAncestors.org, MyHeritage.com, and Genealogy.com
  2. Typing the name John Smith into the search feature of the following databases: Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, Findmypast.com, AmericanAncestors.org, MyHeritage.com, and Genealogy.com
  3. Researching in US census records, Wisconsin state census records, vital records, church records, land records, tax records, and probate records
  4. Researching all Smith families in all available US census records since 1880
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  1. Researching in US census records, Wisconsin state census records, vital records, church records, land records, tax records, and probate records
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As part of a reasonably exhaustive search, which of the following would not help a genealogist know which kinds of records are available for a certain place during a certain time period?

  1. Ancestry DNA matches
  2. FamilySearch Wiki
  3. A reference book about genealogical research
  4. Family History Library Catalog
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  1. Ancestry DNA matches
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You are searching for Jane Smith, an immigrant ancestor who was born somewhere in England and died in 1856 in Massachusetts, United States. Which of the following most closely approximates “reasonably exhaustive research” to discover where in England Jane was born?

  1. Researching Jane Smith in the US census and Massachusetts vital records
  2. Researching Jane Smith in the 1850 US Census, Massachusetts vital records indexes, passenger lists, naturalization records, Massachusetts church records, and Massachusetts property records
  3. Searching for Jane Smith in the British Isles collection on FamilySearch
  4. Getting a DNA test and then conducting the following Google search: “Jane Smith born in England before 1856”
  5. Searching for Jane Smith in the following online British databases: Findmypast, Ancestry.co.uk, and GENUKI
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  1. Researching Jane Smith in the 1850 US Census, Massachusetts vital records indexes, passenger lists, naturalization records, Massachusetts church records, and Massachusetts property records

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