Jackie, I love the To-Do list. I live several hours from Salt Lake and go several times a year. When I am working on my family file I inevitably find things I want to look at in Salt Lake. I will take a moment and use the Family History Library Catalog to look up a book or film# and then I add it to the To-Do list for that individual, filling out the locality and making sure to add the repository of the Family History Library in Salt Lake. Then, even with a moment's notice, I can print off all the To-Do's that include the Family History Library for the repository (on separate sheets of paper, like was already mentioned) and I am ready to research! You can also print list by locality. I always take more than I think I can accomplish, so if I meet a dead end or problem, I still have things to work on.
One mistake I have made in searching books (or films), is that some had recently been digitized and put on line at www.familysearch.org<http://www.familysearch.org/> in the catalog or in Google Books, or some other site. Verify this before you go so you don't waste precious time looking at something in Salt Lake that you can research at home. Films are added practically every week on familysearch.org. You generally pull your own films. I wait until I get home to cite my sources in Legacy- using my handwritten notes from the To-Do sheets and a copy of the original, (I always make a copy, usually a digital one, and a paper one for a backup), so take a flash drive. Go to the books first, since they do not loan them out. You can always order a film from your nearest Family History Center if you don't get to it. I think the price is around $7.50 to rent it for 3 months, depending on where you live. You can order these online at www.familysearch.org/films<http://www.familysearch.org/films>. You can see a list of centers on www.familysearch.org<http://www.familysearch.org/> also. Have fun! I am sure you have checked the hours and days you will be there, https://www.familysearch.org/locations/library_hours<https://www.familysearch.org/locations/library_hours>. Remember, they are closed on Sunday, and open 8- 5 on Mondays, and 8-9 Tuesday Saturdays. Good luck! Monique ----- Original Message ----- From: Jackie King<mailto:jskin...@gmail.com> To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com<mailto:LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com> Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2012 10:15 AM Subject: [LegacyUG] To-Do suggestions? I've just made reservations for a few days in Salt Lake City for some intensive searching at the Family History Library. It is hard telling when or if I will ever get the chance to do this again so of course I want to make the best use of my time. I've never really made full use of the To-Do list but this seems like the perfect opportunity to use it as I make up a list of filmstrips and books I want to check - and for whom with the date range to check. I note there is a sourcing opportunity as you make out the To-Do list. Do you fill those out before you find anything in those sources? Do you list your items by the person you are hoping to find - or by the book or item with an attached list of those who should be in it? And is there a way to "tag" those that I need to have them pull from their vault so that they are waiting when I get there? Pitfalls - and tips to maximize my utilization would be appreciated. Jackie Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Etiquette.asp> Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/<http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/> Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/<http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/> Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp> Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree<http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree>) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com<http://news.legacyfamilytree.com/>). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp> Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
