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Dutch Genealogy - Six Levels of Ancestral Profiles – Level-up Challenge!

This article describes six levels of completeness of ancestral profiles. It provides a template to visualize how complete your research is.

Family Locket - Doing a Genealogy Research Project from Start to Finish

FamilySearch Wiki - A Guide to Research

FamilySearch Wiki - Principles of Family History Research

Genealogical Evidence Analysis Tool - An Algorithmic Research Process Flow Chart

Genealogical Proof Standard [Visual Guide] - Genealogy Explained

A flowchart to walk you through proper genealogical research using the concepts and ideas of the GPS.

Genealogy Explained - How to Structure Your Research

Record Clustering Analysis Using Excel (A Tutorial)

A practical tutorial demonstrating how to use Microsoft Excel to carry out Record Clustering Analysis on your family tree. This article provides a step by step guide to setting up the sheet, inputting data and producing graphs; a downloadable ready-to-use template is also supplied.

Six Hats for Genealogy

Hone and direct your decision making in family history research, using the Six Hats method. Adapted from the globally famous method by Edward De Bono, Dr. Sophie Kay's genealogy-focused version of the method aims to support researchers in all-round analysis of archival documents and provide a structured route through family history research.

The Genealogy Research Process: 5 Steps to Maximize Your Research - LegacyTree

The Genealogy Squad (Facebook)

The mission of the Genealogy Squad Facebook group is to provide a positive space for the sharing of appropriate and reliable methods and resources to assist genealogists at all levels. We focus on answering questions and solving problems, while demonstrating best practices in all aspects of genealogical research.

What’s Your Research Style? Power Up Your Family History with Record Clustering Analysis

An introduction to Record Clustering Analysis, a method which uses larger-scale trends in record usage along one or more branches of a family tree to identify a genealogy researcher's blind spots. This version of the method is tailored to England & Wales research in 19th & 20th centuries but is easy to adapt to other places and eras.