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| that feature an assortment of articles on | | | | condition.Suggestions for making an audit trailWhen |
| documentation of records for doing your | | | | you make an assumption, clearly state why you |
| genealogy search. We will look at how genealogy | | | | came to the conclusion and any other information |
| sites and the tools they offer will assist you to | | | | that could be useful. This can be the on the front |
| carry on a search.Genealogy sites have plenty of | | | | page of your record and can be edited at |
| tools that you use to keep records of your | | | | anytime, remember that new information changes |
| searches, but keeping records is not enough. You | | | | the search direction.By learning any historical |
| must know where to search next once you have | | | | background of the time period and region, will |
| found that piece of information that you are | | | | allow you to have a better of idea of what |
| looking for. Genealogists usually draw conclusions | | | | direction may be the next direction to head in. |
| from their records, to continue to dig deeper into | | | | Most genealogy sites offer this information to you |
| the roots of their ancestry, which is often | | | | for this purpose.Learn as much information as you |
| referred to as and audit trail.An 'audit trail' requires | | | | can about your ancestors, such as how they |
| that the thought process and analysis be included | | | | lived, their culture and any other relevant |
| by documenting sources. Genealogy sites generally | | | | information that will help guide you in your |
| offer some software that is capable of analysing | | | | search.Cite your sources, as this can lead you |
| the data and there are services from expert | | | | back to the information you need, or may add |
| genealogists.The fees from experts vary from | | | | additional information for future searches that are |
| site to site, but they are not always needed | | | | completed.Writing notes in detail will make it easier |
| unless you get stuck and cannot find the additional | | | | for people who carry on your work in the future. |
| information that you are looking for in your | | | | This will allow them to see your thought |
| search or if you cannot go any further on your | | | | process.Make sure that you information is as |
| own.There are many purposes for an audit trail | | | | accurate as possible, do not jump to |
| but one of the main reasons is for subsequent | | | | conclusions.You can make the search nearly |
| searches to obtain the records that were used | | | | effortless, by leaving and audit trail which allows |
| and see how the initial researcher came to their | | | | you or others to carry on the search easily. |
| conclusions. Keeping records is very important, | | | | |