BCGMethodology and SkillsIntermediate
Search Wider, Dig Deeper: Mastering Reasonably Exhaustive Research
How much research is enough? Learn to recognize gaps, move beyond familiar or easily available records, and pursue sources with purpose. Examples drawn from parentage, Civil War, African American, and DNA research demonstrate how historical context, cluster research, and thoughtful source selection support a reasoned decision that the search has been sufficiently thorough.
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Reasonably Exhaustive Research: The First Criteria for Genealogical Proof
with Elizabeth Shown Mills, CG®, CGL®
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What am I missing? Recognizing Research Holes in Available Sources (a 2021 Reisinger Lecture)
with Patti Lee Hobbs, CG
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Civil War Records: What is a Reasonably Exhaustive Search?
with Craig R. Scott, MA, CG®, FUGA
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Reasonably Exhaustive Research of African American Families That Came Out of Slavery
with LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson, JD, LLM, CG, CGL, FASG
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When Enough is Enough
with Judy G. Russell, JD, CG®, CGL®, FUGA
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