Step 1 - Get Organized Store and Forward Step 2 - Choose a Research Objective Frank Beacon: Reading Between the Lines Research Tip: Geographic Origins of Civil War Companies Step 3 - Gather Family Records & Rememberances Successful Oral Histories Step 4 - Research & Document Sources Changes in U.S. Federal Censuses, 1840-1850 Step 5 - Evaluate & Share Research Frank Beacon: Unpaid Informants