Ever go to a well-established genealogical site and find you cannot locate your ancestor at all? You’ve checked church records, directories, censuses, immigration records, etc. but have come up empty. You know your ancestor must be there, but you feel you have exhausted all attempts at finding him or her.
A good word of advice is to never, never quit. Simply walk away from your research and pick it up another day. Another great thing is that new records are being made available all of the time, and, although you cannot find your ancestor now, you may be able to locate them tomorrow.