Genealogy 101 workshop: "Who ARE You, Anyway?"
RESEARCH LOGS
Keep track of where you've been and when so you don't waste time repeating work. Use one general information form for each "repository" and make a separate log for each day you visit there. Details of information located for each ancestor should be also be logged on a separate sheet.
Repository Checklist
Create a reference sheet for each specific place you plan to visit. Note address, contact info, hours of operation, and what types of materials it has in its archives.
Create a reference sheet for each specific place you plan to visit. Note address, contact info, hours of operation, and what types of materials it has in its archives.
| repository_checklist_family_tree_magazine.pdf |
Repository Research Log
Use one sheet for each visit a to an individual archive, library, or other type of resource. Note what sources you accessed during that visit and if they were helpful in answering your research question of the day.
Use one sheet for each visit a to an individual archive, library, or other type of resource. Note what sources you accessed during that visit and if they were helpful in answering your research question of the day.
| repository_research_log_nehgs.pdf |
Ancestor Research Log
Copy down the specific information you find during a research trip for the person it is about. Be sure to cite the source of the information completely for your source list (biography).
Copy down the specific information you find during a research trip for the person it is about. Be sure to cite the source of the information completely for your source list (biography).
| ancestor_research_log_byu.pdf |
