I got off on a tangent today and was re reading somethings and found these.
Thought I would pass them along for those that don't get the ANcestry Daily
Newsletter. It has some interesting items. Beej in AZ
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When I am doing my genealogy on the Internet, I have my Family Group Sheets
close by as a quick name reference, along with my Research Log Sheets as to
where I have been in my searches for each name, and my handy maps of each
state that I have found my ancestors living in. These state maps show the
counties only. I highlight the counties that my ancestors have been located
in. With a quick glance at the counties, I can choose what county to check
next. I simply add the county to my Research Log Sheet and add any notes
according to what was found if anything.
I always know where I'm going and I always know where I've been. If you do a
thorough job the first time around, your find will be most rewarding in the
end.
Keep your Research Log Sheets also for brainstorming later in case you've
missed something! You can back tract much faster when you know where you've
been. Barb Mikesell Morgantown, Indiana
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Add a "Check Daily" folder to your Web browser favorites/bookmarks. Store
links there that you want to check frequently. Placing those links in the
same folder will act as both a reminder and a convenient way to surf to each
site quickly. John Cardinal
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I hit a roadblock a couple months ago. In my research I could not get past my
grandfather's generation. I sent for his birth and death certificate, which
gave me my great-grandfather's name. The last name was spelled the same, but
the first name was different than what I had. My father and grandmother told
me that his first name was Aloysius, but I later learned that it was Alois. I
had never considered that a first name could be so different than what the
family thought. That gave me another generation. I still have more searching
to do for grandparents, but now I know to look out for different first names
along with different spellings of last names.
Sherry Perry (Kessler) Lubbock, Texas
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