It is research, not cereal!
Lucky Charms cereal---
“They're Magically Delicious!”
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Unlike family history research—
information doesn’t “magically appear!”
Realistically, research means to SEARCH and then SEARCH
again and again and again. Or in other
words, RE-SEARCH. Family history
research does not end and will never be completed. You search one data base several times
throughout many time periods, because data bases are continually being updated
and “new” documents and information is being added every day.
Realistically, you cannot just search online
databases. You must search through
books, microfilms, indexes, and in libraries, historical societies, churches,
and courthouses. Names don’t “magically
appear” just where you have access or where you want to look!
Finally, at one point you MUST pay for a certificate; not
everything in research is free. There
comes a time in research that you are going to have to pay for a certificate,
or subscription, an entrance fee, or a research fee. If you haven’t yet, lucky you! But, those documents don’t “magically appear”
for free!
So, next time you are frustrated, is it because you want
“magically” to find missing information?
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