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Planning a visit to a Records Office

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AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 13 Oct 2006 17:05

that sounds a useful tip. Thanks Ann glos

Researching:
Photo spring Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin

Karen in the desert

Karen in the desert Report 13 Oct 2006 14:51

Thanks, any tips are always welcome. Karen

Researching:
Researching: MILLS & ROBERTS Cambs: TAGG Thames Ditton & East Molesey, Surrey: LEETON/LEADON Hunts & Cambs: LLOYD London/Middx: FROST London/Middx: ROSKAS, KISELIUS, BUDAS W.Lothian & Lanarks: ROSKAS, JAKAS/JAKAITE, JUSKEVICIUS, MICKEVICIUS Lithuania

Her Indoors

Her Indoors Report 13 Oct 2006 14:11

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.