I am going to be travelling a bit in Germany in about a month and I have one day set aside to research in an archive that has previously yielded a wealth of information on this particular family (I hired a researcher who went to the archive on my behalf). Since the archive is only open for 6 hours, two days a week, this one day is my only chance so I want to maximize my results in any way that I can by the best preparation possible.
I will not have help from the staff there and they don't speak any English anyway. I am supposed to just bring a pedigree chart with me and can't bring very much into the archive. I am printing a pedigree chart and family group sheets (I am interested in all siblings, spouses, etc. and will likely copy/save anything with any of my surnames if I can - they make the copies for you and I can't take digital photos of the images - very strict archive, you even have to sign a disclaimer stating that the images won't be posted online) What else would you do, or have you done in the past, for this sort of archive work? Are there any other reports that I can print that would be helpful? I would really like something like a pedigree chart that would also show details of all of the children of each marriage -- something that I could follow easily without going back and forth between FGS to see how each fits into the family. I know this is a bit long but I figured it would be more useful if you all knew what sort of situation I'm heading into. Thank you in advance for any suggestions! If you have any specific suggestions for Germany (Schleswig-Holstein area / Kollmar-Neuendorf area / Archive in Wrist) please contact me privately by email. Kathy (Orem UT) 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
