Title

Armchair Genealogy: Practising Effective Long-Distance Genealogical Research

Outline

1. Introduction
2. Why Long-Distance Research?
3. How Effective Can This Approach Be?
4. Alternatives to Do-It-Yourself Research?
5. Objectives of Genealogical Research
   What is it That Genealogists are Trying to Accomplish?
   Do I Understand the Principles Enough About Effective Search Techniques?
   Being Able to Match Goals with Potential Resources with Available Repositories
6. Defining the Resources Available
   What Are They & What Do They Contain?
   Can I Obtain Access to These Documents?
7. Determining Repositories to Resources
   What Repositories Do I Have Available To Me As A Searcher?
   Do Any Of These Repositories Hold the Documents Of Interest?
   Can I Obtain Access To These Documents?
   Getting Others Involved in Your Research?
8. Getting Those Documents In-Hand
   What Alternatives Do I Have for Getting the Information To-Hand?
   Effective Use of Research Logs
9. Summation & Commentary

Summary

The lecture brings to focus the reasons for long-distance research, the effectiveness of the strategy and the pitfalls. Discussion will centre around the objectives of this type of research strategy, defining the resources (and the contents thereof) available to you as an "armchair genealogist", getting to know the repositories that may hold the information you seek along with the methods for obtaining documents or information to-hand. Lastly, some general discussion will entail the effective use of research logs and various types to make your "armchair research" more effective & efficient.

Lecture History

• Alberta Family Histories Society Annual Seminar (Calgary, AB) - 1997

Audience Level

Beginner

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