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What is a 'Reasonably Exhaustive Search'?

Michael Hait, CG, CGL
Sep 12, 2012
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Welcome
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Poll
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Speaker's Introduction
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Introduction
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Research The Location
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Research The Laws
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Online Research
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Look for the Original
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Indirect Evidence
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Expand Your Horizons
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Case Study
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Polls
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Questions Remain
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Case Study Continued
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Genealogical Proof Standard
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Announcements / prizes
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About this webinar

The first step of the Genealogical Proof Standard is to "complete a reasonably exhaustive search for all relevant records" related to your research objective. This presentation discusses what a "reasonably exhaustive search" constitutes, why this is necessary, and how to conduct a search. A case study explores how failing to identify all relevant records can lead to missing information and forming inaccurate conclusions about your ancestors' lives.

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Michael Hait, CG, CGL
Michael Hait, CGSM, is a full-time professional genealogist, with over fifteen years of research experience across the United States. His specialties include Maryland research, African American genealogy, and records of the Civil War an
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