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From: "Thomas and Nancy Jones" <>
Subject: Re: Our Family kit
Date: Tue, 01 Jun 1999 11:23:57 GMT

Actually, since each segment is only about $5, I'm going to try it. Our
local library would help very little--all the information is on people who
live here and whose ancestors are from here. I live in southern Alabama and
my ancestors are all from northern Michigan. Family history is not exactly
NEW here, but traditional history here is not going to help me much. Our
family's oral historian died a few years ago, and her husband isn't much
help. So I'm going to have to search resources far away. The kit also
contains very useful information I've never seen elsewhere--such as how to
keep papers from being further destroyed (there's more to it than acid-free
paper) and even how to restore and repair historical papers. It has
segments for recording your own traditions for your future generations, as
well as digging out past traditions. It isn't just about genealogy, it's
also family history. And if it isn't what it purports to be, I'll quit,
having learned a good lesson for a few dollars a month.
Barbara Hopper wrote in message <7inkrm$>...
>
>"Thomas and Nancy Jones" () writes:
>> I received in the mail today an offer for a kit called Our Family. It
>> appears to provide, in increments, monthly, accessories and tools and
ideas
>> for gathering family records and recording them for posterity. I'm only
>> beginning to gather and record. Is anyone out there familiar with this
>> product/service? Is it worth the few dollars a month (less than $10, I
>> believe) that it costs? Or should I circular file it?
>
>Go to your nearest library and avail yourself of its FREE genealogy
>reference section. You will find a multitude of good books that can help
>you with researching your family.
>
>Later on, you might join a genealogy society if your city has one.
>
>You do NOT need fancy supplies to do good genealogy, just good, common
>sense record keeping.
>
>Every time you get a new piece of info, make sure you note WHERE you got
>it. If it came from a book, write down the author, book title,
>place of publishing, publisher, year and page number. If you found your
>family on a microfilmed census, write down the reel number, the name of
>the city (town, county) and any identifying letters or numbers in that
>census' particular system. The same hold true for land records, or info
>from church registers, or clippings from newspapers. The test is: Anyone
>should be able to walk back into the institution where YOU got that piece
>of info, and be able to find it again. If they can't, then you didn't
>cite your source properly.
>
>There are excellent genealogy supply houses out there and they publish
>catalogues of their stock, from which you can order any number of goodies.
>Many of them are NOT necessary.
>
>Get yourself a sturdy 3-ring binder, some dividers, and 3-hole paper with
>the reinforced mylar edge (it never tears). Also buy some page protectors
>that open at the top, so you can tuck in papers you collect on research
trips.
>The binder I carry for my trips is made of recycled plastic pop bottles,
>so it's not as heavy as cardboard, AND it's totally indestructible.
>
>Later on you can get a filing cabinet (and you WILL need one before you
>know it).
>
>Your instinct about the circular file is, in this case, a good one.
>
>Good luck with your project, and if I can help, e-mail me.
>
>B.Hopper, UE
>--
>Genealogy Consultant For Hire by the Hour or by Project
>Your family has a history - I can help you find it
>E-Mail:

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