Forever
for all future time for always Have you thought about what happens to your genealogical research? While I have been considering my options, a recent… Read More »Forever
Organization
Have you been following all of the Facebook posts about organizing and tracking your genealogy research? If you haven’t then you might want to check… Read More »Organization
Buddy File
Do you ever find yourself looking for a picture of an individual in a group and not finding it? Or, do you struggle to find… Read More »Buddy File
Learning to Use RootsMagic Lists
Research Logs / To Do Lists When I first started my genealogical research, I had some great mentors that encouraged me to keep a log… Read More »Learning to Use RootsMagic Lists
Elwood Cemetery – What is the evidence?
About a month ago, I discovered my great-great grandfather, Albert Hutchinson, listed on Find a Grave. Albert and his first wife, Julia Harding, have been… Read More »Elwood Cemetery – What is the evidence?
My Dad – Seaman 1st Class
Piecing together dad’s military service is a challenge! This is because all of the documents indicate that he graduated from high school while enlisted in… Read More »My Dad – Seaman 1st Class
Who Is Jenny Neal?
This weeks Finally Get Organized checklist deals with applying the Genealogical Proof Standard to four generations on my Crawford line. Basically this involves evaluating the… Read More »Who Is Jenny Neal?
Technically – Failed
After a hiatus from actively working on my genealogy, I’m playing catch up. As part of that ‘catch-up’ process, I’ve participated in the Genealogy Do-Over… Read More »Technically – Failed
Simple – yet Huge
Finally Get Organized Checklist — Jan 17th – 23rd Only Two Tasks: Transcribe / Refile – Should be manageable, right? Task 2: Take the surname… Read More »Simple – yet Huge
File Types & the Future
As indicated in yesterday’s post, Paper Outlasts Digital, my paper documents are outlasting my digital files. Before continuing my scanning project, I wanted to see… Read More »File Types & the Future