We were talking cousins at the CLL: And here's a link!

New today, for me, at familysearch.org: https://www.familysearch.org/blog/en/cousin-chart/?cid=lihp-ftc-8051

Thanks, FamilySearch!  

What is "low-hanging fruit" in Genealogy Research? And other important issues.

Link:  https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Gather_Low-Hanging-Fruit_Sources

You will see this terminology used by many genealogy speakers, or in articles in genealogical literature. Presented in different terminology, we are talking about:
 
What about "Easily Accessible" or "Readily Accessible" or something less catchy but more easily understood by someone for whom English is a second language?!   

At one website, you also see this message: "At some point, all of the low-hanging fruit on your family tree is going to be gone. So where can you turn to look for more obscure relatives?"

Other important "things"?  The Genealogical Proof Standard 
and how about:

Genealogy Help for Beginners?

Finally, I give you this suggestion, not just for educational help when researching your ancestors, but for your enjoyment:

• Discover Pinterest!  (As in "pin" topics that are of interest to you!)...you can also do a search of places, events, and genealogy topics!  

 

Are You Using FAN in your research, Plus Other Fun

F A N?!  = a research method.  It stands for family members, associates, and neighbors!  "One of the best ways to shed more light on an ancestor’s story or to get past what seems to be a brick wall is to delve into their “FAN club”, as Elizabeth Shown Mills aptly named it.^1" 

FAN Club research, also called cluster research, is researching the people that cluster around your ancestor: friends, associates, and neighbors.

Check out some of the links below, to see what I'm talking about:

•  https://www.collectingcousins.com/fan-club-friends-associates-neighbors/
•  https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Research_a_Family_in_Community_Context 
• Video at YouTube: https://genealogytv.org/2019/10/18/how-to-add-friends-associates-neighbors-to-a-family-tree-on-ancestry-com/