As many of you know I have always attempted to find the most economical way to do my
researching.
I also realize although several persons might have fancy equipment like laptops, not
everyone does (I don't).
Therefore I look for other ways to get the job done.
Winter is FINALLY winding down (for most of us anyway)
Therefore it is the best time to be going through your research and finding out all the
things you need to find out for your spring and summer excursions.
The less that you need to carry with you on a trip I find makes it easier. I have
developed for my own usage what I like to call my "traveling pack".
It allows for the most information in the most concise format possible for easy
reminders.
For some reason whenever I walk into a library or archive it seems that all the things I
wanted to look for simply vanish from my mind.
For this project you will need about-
10 3x5 cards
1 Good Rubber Band
A pen or pencil
Label each of your 3x5 cards as--
Births, Cemetery, Census, Deaths, Land Record, Marriage, Mortality Index, Obituary, Tax
Listings, and Wills
Utilize these cards so that on each of them you list the names of the persons that you
want this information on.
For example on the census card you might put:
Robert Freedom- Owen County 1850, 1880 (because those are the years you still need)
or on the Obituary card
Eliza Smith- about February 3, 1874 Spencer
Robert Crutch-- about August 5, 1913 Martinsville
Add more 3x5 cards as you need them. When you have all your data on them, rubber band them
together and drop them in your research bag or purse and you can easily extract them at
the library for a quick reminder. Cross them off as you get the data.
You might make a different card for each cemetery in the areas you are visiting to make
certain you go to the right one.
This is a compact way to still have your information with you when you travel.
Debbie Jennings
Great idea. I have printed out family group sheets for the families that I
need to research and highlighted the missing information. It makes it easy
to see what I have and what I don't have. The sheet has my sources where I
have looked so I do not duplicate research.
I must admit that I have recently gone fancy. We have acquired one of the
mini laptops. It is about 6x10 inches and almost fits in my hip pocket. It
is small enough to carry and use in a cemetery and you can enter the
information and sources directly into your database. It even comes with
word processing software to make a To Do list if needed. It is a bit more
than a pack of note cards but prices have fallen dramatically.
Jim Hauser
Bedford, Texas
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From: inowen-bounces(a)rootsweb.com [mailto:inowen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On
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Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 11:27 PM
To: Owen County Mailing List
Subject: [INOWEN] The Traveling Pack
As many of you know I have always attempted to find the most economical way
to do my researching.
I also realize although several persons might have fancy equipment like
laptops, not everyone does (I don't).
Therefore I look for other ways to get the job done.
Winter is FINALLY winding down (for most of us anyway)
Therefore it is the best time to be going through your research and finding
out all the things you need to find out for your spring and summer
excursions.
The less that you need to carry with you on a trip I find makes it easier. I
have developed for my own usage what I like to call my "traveling pack".
It allows for the most information in the most concise format possible for
easy reminders.
For some reason whenever I walk into a library or archive it seems that all
the things I wanted to look for simply vanish from my mind.
For this project you will need about-
10 3x5 cards
1 Good Rubber Band
A pen or pencil
Label each of your 3x5 cards as--
Births, Cemetery, Census, Deaths, Land Record, Marriage, Mortality Index,
Obituary, Tax Listings, and Wills
Utilize these cards so that on each of them you list the names of the
persons that you want this information on.
For example on the census card you might put:
Robert Freedom- Owen County 1850, 1880 (because those are the years you
still need)
or on the Obituary card
Eliza Smith- about February 3, 1874 Spencer
Robert Crutch-- about August 5, 1913 Martinsville
Add more 3x5 cards as you need them. When you have all your data on them,
rubber band them together and drop them in your research bag or purse and
you can easily extract them at the library for a quick reminder. Cross them
off as you get the data.
You might make a different card for each cemetery in the areas you are
visiting to make certain you go to the right one.
This is a compact way to still have your information with you when you
travel.
Debbie Jennings
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