Research Aids

files with information on
 Genealogical research Topics

                        How to Start Your Genealogy Quest
                                by Donna Hoff-Grambau, Patricia Wazny Hamp and
                                Joan Brausch

                        Fraud is a Reality
                                       by Jan Nearing.

                        What's in a Name?
                                       by Jan Nearing.

                        A word to the wise researcher...
                                       by Jan Nearing.

                       Taking the Mystery Out of Land Records
                                by Linda Haas Davenport. 

                        Where to Obtain a Land Patent
                                by Linda Haas Davenport.

                        Copyright and Genealogy
                                by Mike and Karen Goad

                        The Documentation Vacuum
                                 by Jan Nearing

                        When All Else Fails   
                                by Jan Nearing

                        Dutch to Eastern Michigan
                                by Jan Nearing

                         Sedevacantist Catholics
                                 by Jan Nearing

                         Overcoming Stumbling Stones
                                 by Jan Nearing

                        Americanization of Names
                                by Jan Nearing

                        Bad Information from Well Meaning Relatives
                                by Jan Nearing

                        Creating a Genealogic Biography to Overcome Obstacles
                                by Jan Nearing

                        Sloppy Record Keeping at the Time They Lived
                                by Jan Nearing

                         Relying on Bad Research
                                 by Jan Nearing            

                         Misinterpreting Data
                                 by Jan Nearing

                         Lack of Available Documents or Difficulty Finding the Right Ones
                                 by Jan Nearing

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