It all starts with attaching names. You've seen that list of recommended tasks on the right-hand side of the home page after you sign in. All those little blue squares indicating Record Hints Available. Start attaching!
As Claire did so, she discovered new names in census records. (I should insert the fact here that Claire knew nothing about these families, but she recognizes a match when she sees one!) As the families grew, so did the information we had about them. After only 30 minutes she had found at least a dozen names doing nothing more than attaching records. (Did I mention that Claire is only 16 years old?) She then took those names the next day to the temple and did the baptisms for the females.
In looking over the names she had found, I made several amazing discoveries myself. One was that the family was Jewish (being buried in a Hebrew cemetery). The other was a will of the husband to one of the daughters. In it he requested daily prayers for each of the family members - by name including the date they died for those who had already passed on. No where else had we been able to find death dates, but here it was in the last will and testament of an in-law! (I attached the will to each person mentioned so others would know the source of the information.)
So start clicking. Start attaching. You will start discovering!
Note: see example at Maryland Probate Estate and Guardianship Files for Solomon Greenwald (LYR7-4TV)
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