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Analysis of existing material (both for verification and to avoid duplication)
The work is carried out in 5 basic stages, which also apply to Local History, Theatre History, Literary and Biographical Research (with adjustments made to the final report as appropriate) – updates are provided via email throughout:
Analysis of existing material (both for verification and to avoid duplication)
Development of a targeted research strategy
Carrying through the research
Analysis of collected material
Written Report,* in printed or electronic form, as preferred, to include:
*The Sample Report (on the Victorian stage-performer Edward Richard Wright) has a mixed form, to illustrate the variety of avenues open to research; the standard genealogy format corresponds to those paragraphs detailing birth, marriage and death events, census listings, and wills, while alternate sections draw on newspaper articles, playbills, posters, and other professional records, to flesh out the subject’s life story as well as family history.
SEE SAMPLE