There may be a box you haven’t even checked at all! This afternoon my hubby asked me to check on several large plastic tubs plus an old trunk that is part of his family memorabilia. I was sure his sister & I had gone through all of them two years
Organizing a Genealogy Mess: articles and tips
Many a genealogy researcher will admit to having papers, pictures, files, boxes, books, etc.both online & paper that they wish they had organized [better] as they were collected. This will be about one person who is finally meeting that need by herself. No professional organizer. No team of family and/or friends coming to help. There are articles & books, good ones, on how to organize but I’ve yet to see one that takes you personally through the process. This category will do that.
Initials in Names–Whether It Is Nobler to Add a PeriodInitials in Names–Whether It Is Nobler to Add a Period
To Period or Not To Period–THAT Is the Question. With regard to Shakespeare ~ Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer Periods or No Periods in Names. Did Shakespeare write about genealogy? Okay, probably not and obviously certain “liberties” taken with the above. Our instinct is to use periods
Enter First Middle SURNAME Correctly in GenealogyEnter First Middle SURNAME Correctly in Genealogy
Yes, Virginia, there is a correct way to enter the names in your genealogy database or in hard copy. And Yes, this is marked a *MUST DO*. Preferred Method: SURNAME, First Middle Example: DOE, John James Acceptable (but not as good) Method: Surname, First Middle
The Genealogy Mess I Let HappenThe Genealogy Mess I Let Happen
A key category on this site will be Organizing a Genealogy Mess because that is exactly what I have. About a year ago, I was excited to see an article in a well-known genealogy magazine showing a huge stack of boxes of inherited genealogy research. I so-o-o-o-o identified! Not only