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  • Who goes where

    14 March 2015
    OneNote, Organization

    I currently have four surname notebooks set up although I am working only in the one for now. There is one notebook for each of my grandparents’ surnames. Working in only one surname notebook at a time is for my own sanity. I am concentrating on going back through and documenting my direct line ancestors…

  • Inserting Files & Images in OneNote

    2 March 2015
    OneNote, Organization

    Inserting files and images into OneNote is different than attaching files in OneNote. When you attach a file, you are linking from another source to a OneNote Page. It is link to a web page, link to file on your hard drive or link to another Notebook, Section or Page, for instance. The problem with…

  • Task Management?

    24 February 2015
    OneNote, Organization

    I have a confession. I am a To Do List junkie but a Task Management failure. Have been since… Well, as long as I can remember. I make the lists and then fail to do them. I won’t bore you with the details of how well I can organize but how miserably I fail at…

  • Genealogy Do-Over update

    23 February 2015
    OneNote, Organization

    I have progressed beyond Week 2 of the Genealogy Do-Over. Well, actually I haven’t progressed much beyond Week 2. I seem to be working on parts of Weeks 3-5 all at once. I got stalled on the Research Log (said in that whiney, dramatic way a child would) which is kinda crucial to moving on.…

  • Part 2 – More Quirks – Section Groups & Sections

    20 February 2015
    OneNote, Organization, Research Plan

    I have been busy behind the scenes working on updating my old OneNote posts, putting together some new posts and working through the Genealogy Do-Over Topics. The Research Log dilemma has me in a holding pattern where I am currently stuck in the topics for Weeks 3-5. Anne Faulkner’s (Ancestor Archaeology) Do-Over recap post had…

  • A new little leaf

    10 February 2015
    Family News

    === Baby Thea arrived today at 8:50 am She weighed 9 pounds, 11 ounces and is 20 inches long. Mom, Dad and baby are all doing fine. I can’t wait to get to California to hold her! === Our little Valentine snuggling in the blanket great-grandma Opal knit for her.

  • Downloading record images to save for a rainy day

    5 February 2015
    OneNote, Organization

    Updated 6 February 2015: It appears my source of information about the Ancestry free access day was misinformed. The free access appears to be for records in the UK, not access to all Ancestry records. I edited the post to reflect this change. This weekend Ancestry is offering free access to their UK records. I…

  • My Work Flow

    14 January 2015
    Organization, Resources

    Genealogy Do-Over Week 1 — 2-8 January 2015 Topic 3: Establishing Base Practices and Guidelines I needed to do something a little different with regard to adding media and information to my genealogy software since I decided to do a separate “research” database (in Family Tree Maker) and a “sourced” database (in Roots Magic). And…

  • Are you a family history investigative reporter?

    12 January 2015
    Organization

    Genealogy Do-Over Week 1 – 2-8 January 2015 Topic 2: Preparing to Research There is a note in FTM for my grandfather that says, “The Ray C. Williamson in the 1930 Yates New York census is not my grandfather.” In the past my research has been all over the place. Following rabbit trails here and…

  • Contemplating Family History

    10 January 2015
    Organization, Research Plan

    And a do-over. Genealogy Do-Over Week 1 — 2-8 January 2015 Topic 1: Setting Previous Research Aside After a 10 year break in research, I was forced into a do-over of sorts when I had to reenter all my previous research into updated software. I am not completely done with that as I am ignoring…

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