The Weekend Genealogist: Timesaving Techniques for Effective Research (PBS Ancestor)

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Summary: Terrific organization tips
Review: I highly recommend this book to family history researchers who have limited time. The author has great suggestions for using short amounts of times -- lists of tasks that can be done in five minutes, fifteen minutes, thirty minutes -- and ideas for controlling the mountains of paper that seem inevitable. I particularly like (and use) her suggestion about an alphabetical index of ancestors: it's a lifesaver when I'm at the library and come across a familiar-looking name ("Is that someone I'm related to or someone I went to college with?" <smile>)

Rating:
Summary: Terrific organization tips
Review: I highly recommend this book to family history researchers who have limited time. The author has great suggestions for using short amounts of times -- lists of tasks that can be done in five minutes, fifteen minutes, thirty minutes -- and ideas for controlling the mountains of paper that seem inevitable. I particularly like (and use) her suggestion about an alphabetical index of ancestors: it's a lifesaver when I'm at the library and come across a familiar-looking name ("Is that someone I'm related to or someone I went to college with?" )

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Summary: Color Coding the Binders
Review: I wish I could figure out what the author is describing I like the idea of the alpha card index to the pedigree chart and identifying each surname with a colored dot that corresponds to a binder on which a similar larger dot is placed on its spine. This affords ability to transfer family group sheets from one binder into another that would be taken to a research facility and then easily return them to the correct binder. However, she says she has over 20 binders and the colored dots come in four primary colors....does this mean she has many red dot binders for say alpha letters A-D, E-G, etc. There is no way to submit a comment or question. I am trying to use many of these features but instructions not clear.

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Summary: Good for the beginning genealogist
Review: In fact, I believe this book is mistitled. It should be "The Beginning Genealogist." I consider myself an "intermediate" genealogist and looked forward to many timesaving tips. Most of the timesavers I had already figured out for myself. The forms are helpful if you don't have them, but don't try to find them in the index. I tried to find the Correspondence Log. The only index reference is to a page that gives you a cross-reference to the introduction to the log. This section leads you to the form in the index. This was not worth the time and money to me.

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