Kathy, Are you able to take in a small tablet computer or even your phone with the Families app on it? That way you will have all your information with you. Good luck! Monique
> > Kathy Meyer wrote: > > 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 > > 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
