Have you ever wondered why genealogists might throw out years of work to start over? Or, have you wondered why other genealogists might elect to go back thru their previous work versus trying to break down brick walls? A couple of genealogy blogs that I follow have pointed out some reasons for undertaking such a …
Category: Do-Over
Go Over
Have you heard of Thomas MacEntee's 'genealogy do-over'? While I wasn't ready to throw out my years of research and totally start over, I am thankful that this challenge to 'do over' prompted me to not only go back thru my genealogy but also to learn about genealogy sources and processes. As part of my …
Why Narrative Reports
Have you heard of Thomas MacEntee's Genealogy Do-Over? Did you do a do-over? If you are like me, the thought of starting over from scratch and ignoring all of my existing research was overwhelming. However, his page, Are You Ready for a Genealogy Do-Over?, explains the why one would attempt such a move. I learned …
Do-Over Update
Did you start Thomas MacEntee's genealogy do-over or go-over? If so, did you make significant progress? I have to admit that I started this project in July of 2015 as evidenced by my blog post: Genealogy Do-Over Week #1. And, based on my current project working with the records for a third great-grandfather, Hiram Currey …
Analyzing Sources
I recently have been working on a 'go over' for my 2nd great grandfather, George Mentzer. In the process, I utilized Scrivener. I had probably heard about Scrivener, but when I saw it mentioned in the recent Twitter #genchat, I decided to try it. In the process of learning more about Scrivener and genealogy, I …
Research Notes
If research notes are published in a blog post, how would one connect them to a person (or persons) in a tree?
Mrs. E. O. Briles
Known as Mrs. E. O. Briles most of her adult life, Pauline Edith Mentzer was born in Woodson County, Kansas in 1896. Pauline and her twin brother, Paul, were the children of Charles Oliver and Nettie Adell (Wells) Mentzer. Pauline spent her youth in the northern part of Woodson County, Kansas where she attended school. …
Winnie Letha Currey Crawford
Aunt Winnie to many, grandma to me Family was important to Winnie Crawford. It was her quest to know more about her grandmother (her mom's family) that started my genealogy journey. At the time, it was hard for me to imagine growing up without knowing your grandparents -- or at least something about them. Even …
Preparing for Ancestry Sync
TMG --> RootsMagic Cleanup Randy Seaver recently discussed the upcoming ability of RootsMagic to sync with Ancestry and what he is and isn't doing to prepare for that in his blog post, "Dear Randy: What are you doing to prepare for the RootsMagic program sync with your Ancestry family tree?" While reading Randy's blog, I …
Overwhelmed!
For the past few months, I have been slowly whittling away at the green leaves on my Ancestry family tree - Heartland_Genealogy. When I look at the pedigree view, it looks pretty good since almost all of the leaves are gone. I have to admit that the initial pedigree view is somewhat deceiving since expanding …