Update on Research
Yesterday I spent 3 hours at the Family History Library.
Today I just spent 6 hours today adding over 48 documents to my Roots Magic program, source index, and digital document file.
I am finally caught up!
However, I now have 3 pages of research questions of things I need to look up!
The search continues. . .that's the fun and addiction of it all!
As I prepare for my family history trip, I am getting very nervous!
Why?
I wanted to collect and find all the documents I could possibly find before I leave for Iowa. There is no sense in traveling across the country when I could have searched the internet or looked at some films or books at the Family History Library.
I did an extensive search last fall and winter finding only a few things until I ended at the intersection of nothing and nowhere! Suddenly, I search as I prepare for this trip, the heavens are opened and it's raining documents and sources!
Yesterday alone I located 3 US census records, 1 Iowa State census record, 2 birth records, 1 marriage record and 1 death certificate!
One thing lead to another and it all began with INDEXING!!!!
So, a big shout out to all the indexers out there THANK YOU!
Today I just spent 6 hours today adding over 48 documents to my Roots Magic program, source index, and digital document file.
I am finally caught up!
However, I now have 3 pages of research questions of things I need to look up!
The search continues. . .that's the fun and addiction of it all!
As I prepare for my family history trip, I am getting very nervous!
Why?
I wanted to collect and find all the documents I could possibly find before I leave for Iowa. There is no sense in traveling across the country when I could have searched the internet or looked at some films or books at the Family History Library.
I did an extensive search last fall and winter finding only a few things until I ended at the intersection of nothing and nowhere! Suddenly, I search as I prepare for this trip, the heavens are opened and it's raining documents and sources!
Yesterday alone I located 3 US census records, 1 Iowa State census record, 2 birth records, 1 marriage record and 1 death certificate!
One thing lead to another and it all began with INDEXING!!!!
So, a big shout out to all the indexers out there THANK YOU!
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