{"id":1808,"date":"2017-06-29T16:38:41","date_gmt":"2017-06-29T16:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/francesrschmidt.com\/?p=1808"},"modified":"2023-08-21T15:51:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T15:51:04","slug":"let-the-research-begin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/francesrschmidt.com\/2017\/06\/29\/let-the-research-begin\/","title":{"rendered":"Let the Research Begin!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let the Research Begin!<\/span><\/p>\n

It happened in 2012, six years after I first heard the plea of a desperate-looking empty apartment building located on the West Side of Buffalo New York. With no previous experience doing historical research, I knew it was going to be a “learn as you go\u201d experience, but I couldn’t wait to get started!<\/p>\n

I knew I needed to form a small research team of like-minded, “wannabe” researchers who loved the challenge of learning new skills, and I selected two\u00a0special friends who were both enthusiastic about my project. We became a close team of three, determined to find out about the meaning\u00a0of building #1469’s plea.\u00a0 It took six years to begin this adventure, going back in time to 1900 and then slowly moving toward 2015. Before I could officially start work on this particular project though, I had to complete my second nonfiction job search book while working full time, as it was already in the works. Luckily, I was able to have two sabbaticals to work on that book, which was completed in 2012.<\/p>\n

I prepared for this new research project by reading, reviewing, and then re-reading historical research books, in preparation for an adventure into the past. My other researchers, Pat and Janet, were willing to take a small hourly wage and to be paid twenty hours of work at a time. We mainly researched together bi-weekly and on our own. Stepping into the unknown was incredibly exciting!<\/p>\n

…to be continued!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Let the Research Begin! It happened in 2012, six years after I first heard the plea of a desperate-looking empty apartment building located on the West Side of Buffalo New York. With no previous experience doing historical research, I knew it was going to be a “learn as you go\u201d experience, but I couldn’t wait …<\/p>\n

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