I had a business trip to Columbus, Georgia last week and Columbus has a great genealogy section in their library, so I decided to do a little after-work research. I knew that I would only have a couple of hours at the library, which made it essential that I go in with a plan. I […]
1930 Census – Greenlee Household: An Analysis
One of the projects I’m working on is to ensure that each record saved to my Ancestry private tree has also been transcribed and added to RootsMagic with up-to-date source citations, as well as thoroughly analyzed. My task list for each record includes: Transcribe each record. If a census record, then transcribe household and abstract […]
Researching the James and Mary Brookshaw Family, part 1
A few months ago, I had to opportunity to look at The Brookshire Family by Glenna Brookshire Beck. I got a lot of great information which I’m now validating. My current focus is to look online for original records that are cited in The Brookshire Family or for other original records that support the information included. The book is […]
Write As You Go
One of the classes that really struck a chord with me at FGS 2012 was Elissa Scalise Powell’s Write As You Go! Regular readers will remember that I make periodic declarations to be more systematic in writing about my research; however, I’m never as disciplined as I want to be. One of the things that […]
John Lytle (1820-1892) of McDowell County, NC – Research Notes Summary
John Lytle was born 26 Jan 1820, probably in Burke County, North Carolina, to George Lytle and Ann Clark. The purpose of this post is to document the research done to date and to note any future research that should be pursued. Research thus far has focused on compiled sources and census records from 1850 […]
Goals for an Organized Research Process
One of our first topics in US Records Study Group was “Organizing and Evaluating Research Findings.” When people talk about “being organized,” I think they are often referring to the physical “stuff”: the documents, photos, and artifacts that they have accumulated. Can any of this stuff be located at a moments notice? I have a […]