Hi Denise,
I don't know askSam - but it sounds a great idea and I just had a
quick look. I also have a freeform database which isn't as structured
- at least in the way I use it. I do keep research ideas in it.
I'm really good at losing bits of paper so I put thoughts and
possibilities - your random bits - into the research notes of
relevant people. I never publish these - they're just for me - and
whether I get back to that person to consider what I have on them
later today or in a couple of years time - it's all there.
I also put there deadends I have followed and why I found them dead
ends. eg a census or marriage index find and how I decided it was wrong.
Cathy
At 12:32 AM 25/08/2007, you wrote:
Jenny, Cathy, Ron and others,
Thanks for your ideas about files. That sounds straightforward and simple. I
am writing up a Workflow Sheet for myself just to help me remember what to
do each time I sit down to work with archiving photos and docs.
I am also using the askSam database to help organize all the documents and
photos. It allows me to create an inventory of all items with a link to the
scanned document or photo. It also allows me to search by any name, date, or
place, and get a customized report. My end goal is to determine how much
material I have in total and then to break down the correspondence between
various years and family members in order to follow the threads. In working
with the letters this summer I have already found a real gem - one woman
asking a cousin for witnesses to her wedding so that she could apply for a
widow's pension. She lists all the specific information needed to find the
marriage record.
I don't know if other users do this, but I am trying to keep my entries in
Legacy for Conclusions rather than Random Bits of Information. As I find out
something fairly definitive in a letter, I enter the information in Legacy
referencing the letter as a source. Until then, I keep my notes on paper or
in askSam. I do like the ideas some users have of creating a Source: Random
Information; I might try it out too.
Denise
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