Does anyone have advice on where to start regarding a tree that is pretty well filled out? I know th

LegacyUser

Does anyone have advice on where to start regarding a tree that is pretty well filled out? I know there are open holes to purse but it's hard to know where and how to put the effort into. Do any of you have a system?

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@Mathew Armstrong​ 

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Mathew

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There is no real "System" ...

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IF, you know where the 'holes' are; THEN, just work from ANY one of the 'holes'.

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Then, when you have done as much as you can with the 'hole' that you have been working on, just pick another 'hole'; and, go from there - etc.

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Plus, there is nothing wrong with going over things often.

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Even, where the work that is (supposedly) complete.

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NEW "Sources (ie. records) are becoming available just about every day, I quite often, find; and, add, NEW "Sources (ie. records) to my Family/Ancestors that are (supposedly) 'Done' (so to speak).

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Genealogy/Family History is NEVER complete.

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Life goes on ...

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Genealogy/Family History is never-ending ...

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Just my thoughts.

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Brett

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LegacyUser

You might want to try https://puzzilla.org/. It can pinpoint descendant research you can do and enable you to identify a child who may have died young and did not marry, so you know that there are no descendants to try from that person.

Cindy Hecker

I would also suggest descendcy research but I dont use a 3rd party app. Use the fan chart and go back several generations..the outer loop often for me. Bring up that person page and then look at his descendents view 3-4 generations out. Then look for the holes and incomplete things. Is there death dates missing? Should that person have a spouse? Look at the record hints and problem icons and add sources. Find them in all the census record you can. That is where I start and I can stay pretty busy. Finding info in the 1840-1920 records is fairly easy so try to start in that area and learn and then move back.

John Dyson KS

I do this too, and go back from time to time to check again as there are so many records being indexed and added to potential record matches that sometimes I am able to work forward several generations where a year ago I found nothing. I also fill in non-relative spouse ancestors when I find the information for them.

LegacyUser

Thank you! That has been helpful.