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Category Archives: Research Tools
The best kind of homework
I just found an excellent post by Amie Bowser Tennant on 6 Things to Do When Your Family History is “Done”, ideas that would be quite worthwhile even if you don’t consider yours “done.” The first suggestion is to create an … Continue reading
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Old TV series worth watching
As so often happens, a tip from one genealogy blogger leads me to an excellent idea from another. In this case it was Dear Myrtle recommending a post by The Organized Genealogist, who pointed out some useful handouts related to a vintage … Continue reading
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A guide to selecting records
I have amassed many more guides and charts than I can ever use, but I am always willing to try another of either type if looks helpful. In my continuing efforts to learn more about doing genealogy research properly, I … Continue reading
It’s catch up time!
Summer weather is finally here and my day job hours have become sensible again, so I can turn to catching up on the genealogy tasks I have put aside for months. I missed most of not one, but two, rounds … Continue reading
Do-Over Week 2: I’m still setting aside and sorting
The Genealogy Do-Over is into its second week, but I am still doing part of the first week preparation tasks. I am setting aside the database I have lived with for years to start building it again, but as I’ve … Continue reading
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Do-Over Week 1: Getting Ready
Setting aside what I’ve done so far in ten years of researching my family connections is only the first part of Week 1 of this genealogy do-over. The next step is to prepare for research by figuring out what tools … Continue reading
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Once you get started …
The trouble with the 52 Ancestors challenge that I wrote about last week is that the minute I think I have selected a good candidate from my tree, I look up what information I have, and then think, well, I’ll … Continue reading
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The problem with starting over
Many of us began our genealogy research before we really understood how to evaluate or document our information sources. A year ago, I decided to be more rigorous by taking another look at the sources I had amassed for my … Continue reading
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Begin again, again
Stuck? Overwhelmed? Have you forgotten where you left off? There are lots of ways to restart your genealogy research, and there is no better time than now (in the northern hemisphere at least) during the cold grey days of winter. … Continue reading
Starting Over with Sources
January is a new starting point for a lot of things. It coincides with very cold weather where I am and usually a little more free time than at other times of year, so I naturally turn to my genealogy … Continue reading
