The Research Like a Pro Genealogy Podcast RLP 206: Proving a Parent-Child Link Using Ancestry Thrulines Part 3
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Jun 20, 2022 A deep-dive into a Shults research project, covering a Family History Library research plan and smart scanning and logging techniques. They explain using Airtable for organized research logs and negative searches. The conversation shows how to pick and diagram Ancestry ThruLines matches, build shared-match matrices, and craft a report that combines documentary records with DNA selection strategies.
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Plan Your Repository Visit
- Take a printed research plan and call numbers to the repository to stay focused and efficient.
- Scan title pages and index pages so you capture compiler context and citation details for later.
Work Fast In-Repository, Finish At Home
- Stream your time at the library: take notes and scans, then do detailed transcription and citation work at home.
- Use a flash drive to save scans of every useful page including front matter for citations.
Court Abstracts Placed Martin In Alabama
- Diana found Martin Schultz in Bibb County court abstracts as juror, tavern licensee, and paid guard between 1819–1823.
- Those entries placed him in the right time and place to plausibly be Hickman's father in 1821.
