Research Process

New to Research? Understand the steps you need to take when doing your own family history research.

 Research Overview

Research is done in cycles. You will complete a series of steps and then repeat the steps again, using the new knowledge you have gained. An illustration of the research cycle appears above.

For successful research, follow these steps: 1. Identify what you know. 2. Decide what you want to learn. 3. Select records to search. 4. Obtain and search the records. 5. Evaluate and Use the information.