Every Sentence

The next time you read an old obituary that you think is not helpful, stop at the end of every sentence. Ask yourself:

• would this fact have generated a record?
• have I looked for those records generated by the facts in this obituary?
• how would the informant have known this detail?
• is there a chance this statement is correct?
• are the details in chronological order?
• would one person have had first hand knowledge of all this information?
• are there any details in this obituary that are inconsistent?