G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1906. Obituaries from the Grand Rapids Press, 1990-1999. There can be a method to this madness called genealogy. The difficulty is in finding it. There are many ways to successfully do genealogy research.
Every researcher has their own way of organizing findings and locating new information.
Research goes a little more smoothly if there is some level of organization to the research process and to the actual materials that are located while researching. While even professional genealogists may argue over procedure, any will indicate that tracking your research is an integral part of the research process. The steps suggested below come from the problem-solving process attributed to George Polya. Fully understanding the research problem is arguably the most difficult part of this procedure. At times, understanding requires focusing the problem, narrowing it down to manageable portions.