I have another suggestion for a trip to the FHL. Take the time to visit with a specialist at the information desk at the beginning of your visit; share your research goals and your To Do List. They can give you some great feedback and suggestions that will keep you on track and avoid wasting your time there.
I found this extremely useful on my last visit there; I'd never done that before and from now on, it will be my first stop. For instance, they let me know why a couple of books on my list really wouldn't help me and they directed me to several other resources that were not on my list. Good luck and happy hunting! Kathy On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 5:52 PM, unique64 Riley <uniqu...@msn.com> wrote: > ** > 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 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. You can see a list of centers on > 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. 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 <jskin...@gmail.com> > *To:* 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 > 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 > > > > > 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 > -- Kathy Meyer Heritage Makers Personal Publishing Consultant Phone: 801-921-9644 www.heritagemakers.com/ourlegacycreations 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). 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