The view of something large and magnificent can be obscured by a small object close to the eye or a speck of dust in the eye. I am not sure if this is some variation of a long familiar proverb but it seems to be an apt concept to set up in view of any genealogist’s desk.

Much as a miniscule piece of dust can block out the sun, one bit of misinformation, one omission or one strategy error can block the way to successfully researching one or more ancestors.

For 2006, I intend keeping this bit of wisdom front and center because over the Christmas holiday period, having done a little dusting round my family history files, I recognized some specks that got in the way...

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