Some friends of mine and I have a small research group where we can discuss things between us in a non-judgmental way. We love this group because so many times when you are posting on the internet, you get people who will tell you that their way is correct and your way is wrong. We've sort of resisted adding any new people to our little group because we've known each other now almost 7 years and we are comfortable.
I am here to remind myself, and my friends, and you that anyway you search has to work for the way you think, the way you are organized (or not) and the way that is most effective for you as a person. I can sit here all day and teach about what is told to be the most efficient and comprehensive ways to search and research, but if you don't work that way, it won't work for you. So what DOES work for you? Are you a meticulous worker? Do you hunt for a person's records and not get distracted by BSOs and other pieces of information? OR... are you like a Tigger? Bouncy? Somewhere in the middle? Do you strive to be organized but aren't? Are you missing out on trying new methods of research? Sometimes we resist trying other methods but when we do try them we quite often may realize that we can work in a variety of ways and still be productive and efficient. Are you Missing a Method? Ask people you know how they work and to describe or show you how they do it. Then give it a try. What have you got to lose? Listen - I'm about to do a genealogy class and I've struggled with how to "teach" researching efficiently. The reason I've struggled is because if I'm trying to tell people the best method out there, it's not going to work. There just isn't. The best thing is only what works and what you will actually do. I by no means can stick to a standard method. I'm bouncy and I probably always will be. Do as I say, not as I do. TRY to be as organized as YOU can be for YOU. And the rest will all work out in the end.
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AuthorMichele is an obsessed mother of 4 residing in North Alabama. Hobbies include long walks in the woods, on the beach and in strange cemeteries and libraries. Genealogy friends need only apply. Categories
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