Thanks - I had tried it before I posted my message and there was 7 of the same thing and I couldn't find a 'show list' so I had no idea who they were for. I see I need to put the person's name in the task need to be done line. Your to tips are greatly appreciated.
On Sun, Jan 29, 2012 at 6:09 AM, <cranberryf...@cobridge.tv> wrote: > Yes! The clipboard works for the to-do list. Let’s say I need 10 > marriage licenses from the Marion County, MS courthouse. Since the to-do > will be attached to specific people, the info within the to-do can be > generic wording (“obtain marriage license) and then you can attach it each > person. > > Yes, you can make separate to-dos for each online site you want to use. > If you are looking for something specific, you can still use the clipboard > and then just change the locality/repository. It will save you time. > > It may seem like a lot of work but when you look at this person again in 6 > months you won’t remember what you have checked and what you haven’t. You > can filter by CLOSED to-dos and you will have a list of everything you have > already done. > > michele > > *From:* aparsons <aparsons...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Sunday, January 29, 2012 7:09 AM > *To:* LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] the value of the to-do list > > Michele, > Thanks for posting the examples. When the To Do is for more than one > person, such as a census for 7 people, do you put the to do on the > clipboard and put the same to do for all 7? (connect one location to > several people) > When the To Do is for one person, such as find death info, and you want to > look at several online sites do you make separate to do's for each site? > (connect one person to several locations) > Ann > > On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 1:03 PM, Pauline B. Cramer > <crame...@comcast.net>wrote: > >> Thank you Michele. Your examples are extremely helpful. And you >> remind me that I have not used WorldCat since 2009. >> Pauline >> >> On 1/28/2012 9:19 AM, cranberryf...@cobridge.tv wrote: >> >> Here ya go! I wish I could do screen shots but I will try [image: >> Smile] >>  >> Here is an actual one where I just heard back from a courthouse. >>  >> CATEGORY – Marriage Certificate >> LOCALITY – Lamar Co, MS Courthouse >> TASK NEEDING TO BE DONE – Obtain Wash and Annie’s marriage license >> OPEN DATE – 12 Jan 2012 >> REMINDER DATE – 12 Feb 2012 (I usually put a month) >> CLOSE DATE: – 27 Jan 2012 >>  >> TASK DESCRIPTION - >> Request letter sent 12 Feb 2012. >>  >> RESULTS - >> Lamar County responded back that they don’t have a record of this >> marriage. A new request letter will be sent to Marion Co. >>  >> REPOSITORY - >> Lamar County Circuit Court >> 403 Main Street >> Purvis, MS 39475 >> (601) 794-3470 >> www.lamarcounty.com >>  >>  >>  >> Here is one where I found a book I needed on World Cat. It happened to >> be at the Reese Library (Augusta State Univ) which is near me. I add >> these in and then when I ready to go to the Reese Library I put a filter on >> so that only the open Reese Library to-dos will show up and then I can >> print a list. >>  >>  >> CATEGORY – Will >> LOCALITY – Reese Library >> TASK NEEDING TO BE DONE – Look for Elizabeth Lee’s will abstract >> OPEN DATE – 17 JUL 2011 >> REMINDER DATE – 17 AUG 2011 >> CLOSED DATE – [I haven’t gone yet!] >>  >> TASK DESCRIPTION - >> Check the book >> Title: Abstracts of the wills of Edgecombe County, North Carolina, >> 1733-1856 >> Author: Ruth Smith Williams; Margarette Glenn Griffin >> Publisher Rocky Mount, N.C. : J.W. Watson, 1980 >>  >> NOTE: I just copied and pasted the book info from World Cat, I didn’t >> have to type it! [image: Smile] [image: Smile] >>  >> RESULTS : [I haven’t gone yet] >>  >> REPOSITORY: >> Reese Library (Augusta State University) >> 2500 Walton Way >> Augusta, GA 30904 >> (706) 667-4904 >> www.aug.edu/~liblsc/Welcome.html<http://www.aug.edu/%7Eliblsc/Welcome.html> >> spc...@aug.edu >>  >>  >> NOTE: I only have to put in the repository ONCE. From then on you can >> pick it from a drop down list. >>  >> Right now I have EIGHT entries for the Reese Library. I will print >> those out before I go. You can sort/filter your to-do list many ways. I >> also have several to-dos for the the Richmond County Courthouse. I can >> sort by that and then take the list with me.  The list that prints out >> has a place where you can write notes which is very handy. >>  >> You can make GENERAL entries or SPECIFIC to an individual entries. A >> general entry might be something like “look for all Martins in the >> Augusta City Cemetery†and your locality/repository would be Find-A-Grave. >>  >> A specific one would be looking for James Elexander Simmons’ death >> certificate. >>  >>  >> I hope this helps [image: Smile] >>  >> michele >>  >>  >>  >> *From:* Paula Ryburn <paula.ryb...@sbcglobal.net> >> *Sent:* Saturday, January 28, 2012 11:29 AM >> *To:* LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >> *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] the value of the to-do list >>  >> Michele, Would you mind too terribly sending us an example of how you >> enter one to-do list item? What you put into each field? Then what >> report you run to take with you to the library. That would help me >> immensely. I have started using to-do items, but would definitely like to >> make sure I don't show up at a library without my full list of things to >> find. Thanks. >>  >> --Paula in Texas >> Researching: Adair Baker Beasley Benson Betz Bigley Blagrave Burton >> Chapman Clement Clough Coppernoll Costine Daulton Dinwiddie Doody Ellis >> Exline Field Floran Floyd Gates Goodale Gordon Gump Hale Harbaugh Hind >> Hopkins Hughes Hurdle Jones Klein Koyle Laswell McDonald Misner Passwaters >> Pelton Roberts Roche Ryburn Short Singer Sullivan Weller Williams >>  >>  >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* mailto:cranberryf...@cobridge.tv <cranberryf...@cobridge.tv> >> mailto:cranberryf...@cobridge.tv <cranberryf...@cobridge.tv> >> *To:* LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com >> *Sent:* Fri, January 27, 2012 7:56:53 AM >> *Subject:* [LegacyUG] the value of the to-do list >> >> I have now discovered just how valuable the to-do list is while I have >> been going through the BCG Certification process.  I wonder now how I >> managed without it before. At a glance I can see what all I am still >> needing and what I am waiting for. I have 3 libraries in the Augusta area >> that have genealogical holdings. World Cat is my friend and I can add >> items from World Cat into the to-do list and then sort by library. I make >> ONE trip to the library and I don’t accidentally forget to look at >> something I need. I can also sort by the Family History Center and I get >> a list of all of the microfilms I need all neat and tidy. Again, I >> won’t accidentally forget one that I need. >>  >> michele >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - 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