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GENEALOGY by Carolyn Feroben


 

Organizing Your Research

From the very first piece of paper you collect in your genealogy research you
are probably on the way to creating a rather chaotic scene in your
office/work space.
I hear that some folks actually keep things tidy and in control. I am afraid I
am not one of them, but I keep trying. I actually have a friend who manages
to keep a very orderly office. She even has documents, photos, and assorted
related genealogical materials protected in archival sleeves in a large
collection of binders, and her software program kept up to date! For most of
us though, we seem to work out of boxes, piles, and cluttered work spaces.
It is not that we haven't promised ourselves that "tomorrow" or the next rainy day, that we will get our paper piles organized. However, it just seems that there is more fun in searching , reading or posting online queries, then getting down to the housekeeping of organizing the already collected materials.

Some of the needed supplies to keep on hand to assist in the organization
process of your assorted materials would be:
Archival grade sleeves for your documents/photos, etc. These can be purchased at most stationary stores- or online.
Binders- keep separate binders for the different family lines.
Work sheets/forms for recording research details. Here is a free collection of
useful forms to download:
http://www.familyresearchlibrary.com/free_genealogy_forms.htm
Free Genealogy Forms

The ultimate goal is to preserve and present your family tree on one of many
software programs.
There are many to choose from and Cyndi's list on the subject will tell you
more about your choices.
http://www.cyndislist.com/software.htm
Note that there is one widely used software program, PAF, that is available
Free! You can download it here:
http://www.familysearch.org/

This glossary is a good reference tool to use for the documentation of your
data.
http://www.genealogy.com/genealogy/Glossary/glossary.html

One of the new words that I learned when beginning my research was:
ahnentafel
ancestor table, tabulates the ancestry of one individual by generation in text
rather than pedigree chart format. A comprehensive ahnentafel gives more than the individual's name, date and place of birth, christening, marriage, death and burial. It should give biographical and historical commentary for each person listed, as well as footnotes citing the source documents used to prove what is stated.

Happy Hunting

Carolyn Feroben
http://www.mariposaresearch.net/

 

 

 

 

 

 



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