{"id":282495,"date":"2025-06-09T00:07:31","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T00:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/american-history\/avoiding-mistakes-and-bad-habits-in-your-research-the-family-history-guide-blog\/"},"modified":"2025-06-09T00:07:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T00:07:31","slug":"avoiding-mistakes-and-bad-habits-in-your-research-the-family-history-guide-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=282495","title":{"rendered":"Avoiding Mistakes and Bad Habits in Your Research \u2013 The Family History Guide Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>It can be tempting to take the easy way, or the path of least resistance, in your genealogy research. However, this can lead to mistakes and bad habits that will end up costing you time and effort in the long run. <\/p>\n<p>The Family History Guide helps you get off to a good start with research, in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefhguide.com\/project-4-discover02.html\">Goal 2 of Project 4: Discover<\/a>. It also helps you avoid bad habits and mistakes in genealogy, in Goal 7. 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