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Module 1: Start With Yourself
Five key questions to anchor your research before you touch an archive. Includes Puerto Rican naming conventions.
Module 2: Talk to Living Relatives
Interview preparation guide and question bank with a focus on migration stories and Puerto Rico connections.
Module 3: Collect Basic Documents
How civil and church records differ, how to search FamilySearch, and a Spanish genealogy glossary.
Module 4: Keep a Research Log
Research log format, how to document negative evidence, and Google Sheets templates to organize your findings.
Quick Reference Card
A printable one-page summary of key terms, record types, and research steps — keep it at your desk.
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These guides are part of our free Getting Started course. Visit the full course page for additional context and online reading versions of each module.