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• What questions are you hoping to answer in your fieldwork project?

Well first off I will ask an obvious question as to where things have started. I then would then ask how far the tradition of putting up the Angel on the top of the tree. I would also ask where we learned how to put up the tree and why we decorate a certain way. Also I want to know why we listen to certain music.

• Who can best answer those questions?  (If you have already conducted the interview(s) for your project, assess whether you chose the right informants for your purposes.)

I believe my mother can best answer these questions, for the fact that I believe this tradition came from her. I would also ask my Great Aunt for the fact that she is my Great Grandma’s daughter and would know more of why we have such traditions.

• What questions do you need to ask in order to get the answers you are looking for?  (If you have already conducted the interview(s) for your project, assess whether you asked the right questions for your purposes.)

I would really like to know where and why it all began. Who smart idea was it to keep a certain angel years after years? Also I want to know if maybe my Great Grandmother is the one to start it, or maybe her mother.

• Where are you finding the best documentation or textual information to supplement your fieldwork?

I am going to take a little visit to the library in order to maybe find a way to see what a traditional decoration of a tree is.

• Is your project changing as you conduct your research?  If so, how?

No it’s not really changing, I am trying to keep it on track and not to sway off it. I do however realize that dealing with family members is very difficult to try and stay on course. But I am trying my hardest to stay on the path that I want.

• Finally, summarize the steps you still need to complete to finish the project, along with a projected time line of when each step will be done.

I find that I just need to go to the library that I spoke of before. And then to sit and write it. It probably will take me awhile though to try and find what a traditional Christmas tree decoration is.