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Planning a visit to a Records Office
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Her Indoors | Report | 13 Oct 2006 14:11 |
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Here's a tip which I have found helpful in making effective use of my trips to the local record office. As I am going through my tree, or conducting online research, I come across events that I would like to verify from parish records. I keep a set of small index cards (cheap & cheerful). I write a note on a card for each event: the heading is the parish, then the persons, the event (baptism, wedding etc) and the date. When I have accumulated enough enquiries to make a trip worthwhile, I take them with me, sorted into order by parish/type/date, and then as I find the records I am looking for, I transcribe the information directly onto the card. If I have been in contact with someone else about the same events, I make a note of the names on the back, so that when I get home, I can share the results of my trip. Once transfered into my tree, I file the cards in a little plastic box, so I can quickly return to the original if I need to refer to it again. |
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Karen in the desert | Report | 13 Oct 2006 14:51 |
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Thanks, any tips are always welcome. Karen |
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AnninGlos | Report | 13 Oct 2006 17:05 |
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that sounds a useful tip. Thanks Ann glos |
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