One thing I have tried is to make a general TODO for a particular source, like Tetbury Parish Register, or film number 123456 nnnnnnn, then record in the Results every person I look for, the date I looked, and what I found or that I didn't find anything.
On Sat, Jan 29, 2011 at 11:02 AM, RICHARD SCHULTHIES <[email protected]>wrote: > I am more wordy for my searches. I include the vitals for the person. Then, > when located, I can photocopy, write 'photo' on my ToDo page, write on the > back of photo the repository info, continue to the next one. > Rich in LA CA > > --- On Sat, 1/29/11, James Cook <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: James Cook <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Re: How to manage Research / TODOs / Sources ? > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Saturday, January 29, 2011, 10:36 AM > > .This is a big part of my original > > question, and I've not yet worked > > out my game plan on this yet. For me, the TODO would > > be something > > like "Find Obituary", but I'm getting the sense that others > > (most?) > > make even more granular TODO items (perhaps for each > > source?). That > > seems like more work, not less to me, but like I said I'm > > still > > working it out for myself. > > > > Following the example I put up before, I'd put something > > like this in > > the research notes or results... > > > > Task: Thoroughly searched newspapers looking for Obit of > > Jane Doe. > > N/A [x], [y], [z] > > > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > > > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 > > 2009: > > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > > > 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/[email protected]/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > 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/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
