I am starting my genealogy journey.. The surnames I am researching are Lemons, Keel, Brady, Reed, Cunningham, East, Newport, Rittenberry, Mccloud, and several more.
Thursday, July 19, 2012
overwhelmed!!
Do you ever feel overwhelmed? Theres so much I want to do with all of this family history, but sometimes i just go in so many directions, i cant pin it down. Instead of concentrating on one line or even one family at a time, i go back and forth through out people. I have to get it in my mind to do one family , one line at a time, because if I dont i figure i will drive myself crazy and probably miss something trying to do everything at once. I just want to know it all. What i should really be doing is finding all i can about one person and then moving on to the next....
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Yes, we all run into that problem - Just try to focus on one person at a time. Gather the information then move up one (parent) or focus on a sibling. Create a spreadsheet or other document - call it a research log or journal. When you come across something that is trying to divert you from your person of research, make a note in your log. Now you can continue researching your primary subject, but have not lost your item of interest, and you can follow up on it at a later time. Good luck!
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Theresa (Tangled Trees)
i just listened to a great webinar on Legacy on research logs and i can tell you that I learned alot. I really need to start writing down the places that i have looked. Thank you for your advice.
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