Master Accreditation of the Genealogical Institute M.A.G.I. Course Lesson #6 "How to Breakdown Your Brick Wall"
Subtitle: Course Lesson #6 "How to Breakdown Your Brick Wall"
Publisher: Floyd Thomas Pratt F.H.C., M.A.G.I.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Bradenton, Manatee, Florida
Format: pdf
Number of pages: 27
Description: Over the past 38 years, Mr. Pratt has observed a lack of organized research guidance to help the serious genealogy researcher.

One organization...the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and their Family History Center has been a magnificent repository of information needed to help advance genealogical research.

Another organization, Ancestry.com has a wonderful repository of worldly records with donated family histories, however, even that institution is at the mercy of individuals who are willing to donate their publications and research. Consequently, a multitude of research material never makes it to their doors.

The Genealogical Institute was created to offer superb research tools to help the genealogical researcher in three vital areas... research, academic and publication.

The following tools and courses have been designed to assist the public in genealogical research and help fill the void in their genealogical education.
Table of contents: title: To acquaint the researcher with various techniques in identifying the parentage of their ancestor when no direct information can be found, consequently known in the genealogy field as “brick walls.”; title: After 35 years of family history research, the question I am most often asked…”How do I breakdown my brick wall?”; title: A brick wall is an ancestor that you run across that just seems to pop-up out of thin air. You can’t seem to find information about them or their parentage.; title: Either, this ancestor is the end-of-the-line in your family history tree or because of a lack of information about them, they create an end-of-line problem. We all have them.; title: Usually these ancestors are pre-1850 census ancestors. It is frustrating when you run across these individuals because we can’t find or build any bridges.; title: Subscribers, upon completion of this lesson, complete a written exam testing their knowledge of the course contents and perform examples by implementing course principles. Each successful exam completes a step to the M.A.G.I. designation. Upon completion of all M.A.G.I. course lessons, the student is awarded a certificate and the M.A.G.I. designation.