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Subject: Re: [TMG] Research Log Enhancement
Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 06:44:37 EDT
In a message dated 8/5/2004 4:32:10 PM Central Standard Time,
writes:
Donald,
If you want to see it in the PV as a tag, you might be interested in my
TODOLIST tags. They are very useful. I can't believe I ever did genealogy
without them. I make notes to myself and organize my next research trip at
home, and when I get to the library, it's just a matter, of getting the
right film, and looking up the data.
I am thinking of doing an article on them, if you are interested, let me
know.
Teresa Ghee Elliott
Teresa,
Certainly I would be interested in hearing.
I have a tag called 'res-note'. Use it to record research notes primarily
the past tense kind
such as I was unable to find a birth record at a particular institution on a
particular day or the information regarding the individual was verified by a
given family member on such and such a day. I use the research log as my 'to
do' list. Am very much interest in how you handle it.
Was thinking of using my 'res-note' and have the memo field itself provide
the means of identifying pending researched activities. That is, would use M1
and M2 fields, M1 would contain a code, say #R# when the tag identifies a
research activity was necessary and the M2 be used to detail the activity. After
completing the research, depending upon the results, would remove the tag
completely or just remove the M1 portion and retain the M2, now M1, and change its
verbiage to reflect my research findings.
I use the birth, marriage, and death tags themselves as the vital record
to-do research requests. That is, I place in the county field an {*} to signify
that the particular vital record needs to be pulled and the county field
contents identify where the research institution is located. As I mostly look up
information at Court Houses, the county field might contain-
(1) Washington County
(2) Washington County {*}
(3) -Washington County *
(4) -Washington/Ozaukee County?
Item (1) would be normal coding and has no research implications
Items (2) and (3) identify that the particular vital record, birth for
example, needs to be looked at and 'Washington County' identifies where I need to
look. The difference between the use of (2) and (3) is for (2) I know the
record should be there and for (3) I only suspect the record should be there. As
an example, 'Washington County {*}' would be used in the county field of a
birth tag when I know the individual was born in that county and '-Washington
County *' would be used when I only suspect that the individual may have been born
there. Example (4) just shows that I am not necessarily sure where the
information might be found and I should check the court houses in both Washington
and Ozaukee counties. Say I should be going to Washing County, would run a CRW
and select all birth, marriage and death tags to be looked up there.
So I would never use my 'res-note' as my to-do list for birth, marriage or
death information.
When I output the tag 'res-note' tag, would use the M2 field. Would use the
M1 field in my CRW focus, to isolate other research requirements. Sounds
complicated but it isn't.
This is my thinking at this time. This is all in place with the exception of
the M1 and M2 employment. Would love to compare this with what you are
doing.
Donald Schulteis
"The Omnibus Portal"
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~djschulteis/
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