Research Plan  for 
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
6:05 PM
State the research problem.
What is already known about the problem? And where did that information come from? 
→Known Facts / Family Information
Information
Source
→Online Trees - Are there any online trees of this family that address this research  problem? And whose tree is it and where is the tree? Are they sourced? Is there enough information to be able to contact the author?
Working Hypothesis - What are the possible answers based on what you already know listed above? Keep an open mind. These are things you are trying to prove or disprove.
Possible Sources - List places to look for the answers to your research problem. List all possible places both online and offline to look for evidence to answer the research problem.
Research Strategy - How will you go about checking all the listed sources? What repositories will you visit? Will you order films from the Family History Library? Do you need to order documents? Where from? Also explain what you hope to find there. Note: If while researching, you find another source, then add it to your 'Places to look' list. Also some places need to be checked before others.
Did you answer your research problem? Explain why or why not in detail. If not, adjust your research problem and working hypothesis and transfer onto another Research Plan Worksheet and repeat process.
Are there any new questions that need to be answered from the information you found? List them below, transfer each one to its own Research Plan Worksheet, and then repeat the process for each one. 