I have an old notebook where I do my scribblings of information while I am working on the Family History, I decided today to check all these notes thereby making sure anything relevant is entered into my software.
I am linking grandchildren births and deaths in so that I have a full family picture, I decided to start with my great grandfather. Unfortunately this meant adapting the software, and the wording etc, turned out to be based on trial and error.
I'm on the second day of trying to link families, it sounds easy but believe me, it aint. It's not helped by the fact that information in the notebook were not referenced properly. Doh! Remember stoopid that referencing info is the cardinal rule of any research. So I've got to find it all again, well it keeps me busy and distracts me from my other problems.
I found it all, and more besides!
Oooh! There is all sorts in this book even though writing [well scribbling] is difficult for me. Imagine if I could write?!
One of the things I found in the book is a scribbled list taken from the Yorkshire Burial Index which is now Online and is such a useful tool, the membership fee is well worth the mony, Some of my jottings don't correspond to the Online Database so I will have to re-read the CD.
There are 3 people I have scribbled down that I now cannot find either on the updated database or on the old CD.
This notebook with all the scribblings had just confused me even more, mind you that's easy.
I have wasted a full day sidetracked by tying to find people on the censuses there again the wealth of information on the 1911 census is immense. I can't focus very well today that is how I managed to waste a day.
I am linking grandchildren births and deaths in so that I have a full family picture, I decided to start with my great grandfather. Unfortunately this meant adapting the software, and the wording etc, turned out to be based on trial and error.
I'm on the second day of trying to link families, it sounds easy but believe me, it aint. It's not helped by the fact that information in the notebook were not referenced properly. Doh! Remember stoopid that referencing info is the cardinal rule of any research. So I've got to find it all again, well it keeps me busy and distracts me from my other problems.
I found it all, and more besides!
Oooh! There is all sorts in this book even though writing [well scribbling] is difficult for me. Imagine if I could write?!
One of the things I found in the book is a scribbled list taken from the Yorkshire Burial Index which is now Online and is such a useful tool, the membership fee is well worth the mony, Some of my jottings don't correspond to the Online Database so I will have to re-read the CD.
There are 3 people I have scribbled down that I now cannot find either on the updated database or on the old CD.
This notebook with all the scribblings had just confused me even more, mind you that's easy.
I have wasted a full day sidetracked by tying to find people on the censuses there again the wealth of information on the 1911 census is immense. I can't focus very well today that is how I managed to waste a day.
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