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This is going to be a different kind of list of items for new (and newish) genealogy researchers and family historians. I am not going to try to suggest how or what to research. There are tons of places for you to find information about researching.
Hopefully, this list will help you in a different way, because there is so much out there for you to learn from books, podcasts, blogs, webinars, conferences, etc. And it is really easy to get lost, or at least confused. There also is pressure to “do it right” either from others or self-imposed.
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For all the previously published Quick Reference Guides, click on QuickSheets.
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