I'm a newbie to this list and am intrigued/surprise by the comments related to Research Guidance.
I've used GenSmarts for quite some time, and have really enjoyed it. So I took a look at Research Guidance. The differences are astounding: 1. GenSmarts lists a lot of suggestions, but they are not categorized or ranked in any order. Therefore, I could being going through its checklist, starting with the worst sources first, just because they're at the top of the list. Legacy prioritizes these sources so the best ones are at the top of the list. AND I can select my goal (birth, death, marriage, parents, etc.) and either new sources appear, or some of the same ones appear, but again, they're ranked in the right order. Again, GenSmarts is just one big long list. 2. The county history list is unmatched anywhere. This is something that GenSmarts does not have. Even the well-known bibliographies of county histories does not contain what Legacy does here. True, most of the county history list is for the U.S. though. But Legacy suggests county histories that the Library of Congress and the Family History Library do not have in their collections. 3. I've been researching for many, many years. While everything that GenSmarts and Legacy suggests isn't helpful, it is always good to have a checklist for each person so I don't forget something. It's easy to forget to check a particular state census. Legacy lists these state censuses, whereas I don't remember GenSmarts doing so. 4. I agree that Legacy's Research Guidance is slightly more challenging to use, but that's probably because it does so much more. Just click on the video tutorial button on the RG page and you'll get a nice overview. Armed with this 10 minutes of instruction, it's tough to think to use GenSmarts as my sole guidance program. Just my two cents. Tom Jenkins __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
