First there was one. A fluffy one.
To Re-cap This Whole Organizational Stuff:
We've already talked about [O.K. I've talked about] what to do with all the stuff you find out about your family's history and how to organize it ~ both IRL [In Real Life] and in your fantasy world [Oops. I meant on the computer.]
What's next? How to be organized while you're looking for the information that you so desperately want about your family. I mean, it won't be any fun gossiping about Great-Aunt Bernice and her poor choices if when you go to look through that incredibly long list of bookmarks, you can't find the link for the website that had that incredible story [With sources. Hey, if you're gonna dream, dream big.] about how Great-Aunt Bernice took off one day with a..." [I thought I'd let you fill in the blank.]
You might think, "Caroline, I would never do that. I mean, I only have maybe 10 - okay 15 - bookmarks. I could never have so many that I wouldn't be able to find that awesome story about my Great-Aunt Bernice."
We've already talked about [O.K. I've talked about] what to do with all the stuff you find out about your family's history and how to organize it ~ both IRL [In Real Life] and in your fantasy world [Oops. I meant on the computer.]
What's next? How to be organized while you're looking for the information that you so desperately want about your family. I mean, it won't be any fun gossiping about Great-Aunt Bernice and her poor choices if when you go to look through that incredibly long list of bookmarks, you can't find the link for the website that had that incredible story [With sources. Hey, if you're gonna dream, dream big.] about how Great-Aunt Bernice took off one day with a..." [I thought I'd let you fill in the blank.]
You might think, "Caroline, I would never do that. I mean, I only have maybe 10 - okay 15 - bookmarks. I could never have so many that I wouldn't be able to find that awesome story about my Great-Aunt Bernice."
Then there were three.
[Big sigh.] Yeah. That's what I thought, too. Pre-G [Pre-Genealogy]. But it will happen. Remember how I said these ancestors will multiply like rabbits? Well, each one comes with at least 2 stories. They were born. Then they died. [Hey, I didn't say they were all going to be exciting.] And think for a moment about how many people live in your house. I'm not very good at math, but if every living person has at least 1 story and you multiply that by how many people live in your house with you, that could mean you have at least 1 story if you live alone [Not counting your cats.], or if you have adult children that have permanently camped out in your basement because they are on the "hey-they-don't-have-to-pay-rent-you-cook-their-meals-iron-their-clothes-basically-do-everything-for-them" program [And where can I sign up for that?], then you're going to have a whole lot more stories. [See how I cleverly sidestepped that whole math business?]
Anywho. There's a TON of stuff online that can make your online search so much easier while looking for your rabbits' stories. [Oops. I mean ancestors' stories.] And my original idea was to break it down into several posts and try to make it kind of interesting. But that was "Pre-Thomas and his toolbox".
While listening to Thomas MacEntee's webinar on April 6th, I thought, "Oh Crap. I don't need to be listening to this before I write my post. I mean. You know. What goes in, comes out kinda thing?" I would like to say that I'd heard of every little thing he talked about, but I can't. Okay, I knew most of it. [I'm online. A lot. So you don't have to be.] But honestly? The thought of re-crafting everything, putting my own spin on it, and coming up with a better than [or equally as good] analogy as "toolbox", really tired me out.
Anywho. There's a TON of stuff online that can make your online search so much easier while looking for your rabbits' stories. [Oops. I mean ancestors' stories.] And my original idea was to break it down into several posts and try to make it kind of interesting. But that was "Pre-Thomas and his toolbox".
While listening to Thomas MacEntee's webinar on April 6th, I thought, "Oh Crap. I don't need to be listening to this before I write my post. I mean. You know. What goes in, comes out kinda thing?" I would like to say that I'd heard of every little thing he talked about, but I can't. Okay, I knew most of it. [I'm online. A lot. So you don't have to be.] But honestly? The thought of re-crafting everything, putting my own spin on it, and coming up with a better than [or equally as good] analogy as "toolbox", really tired me out.
Then there were grown men dressed as rabbits?
But then I suddenly had this great idea. [Uh-oh. Look out.] Why don't I just send you over to Thomas' webinar, which is now available on CD from Legacy Family Tree for regularly $12.95, but available at the introductory price of just $9.99 at the time of the writing of this blog post. [And just between you, me, & the gatepost? It's worth WAY more than that.]
[Ambulance sirens screeching enough to wake the dead.]
But wait. There's more.
The CD comes with a link to download a 5-page handout. [And the handout wasn't even given out with the live webinar, folks.]
So, here's the link for Thomas MacEntee's webinar, "Building a Research Toolbox" : http://www.legacyfamilytreestore.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=WTOOLBOX
Could it get any easier? Not really. [Sometimes, I have the best ideas.]
And? That's the end of the Getting Started Series, but it's the beginning of your research both online and offline. Or perhaps it's the continuation because maybe you'd already started. Either way, it's time for research.
~Caroline
[Ambulance sirens screeching enough to wake the dead.]
But wait. There's more.
The CD comes with a link to download a 5-page handout. [And the handout wasn't even given out with the live webinar, folks.]
So, here's the link for Thomas MacEntee's webinar, "Building a Research Toolbox" : http://www.legacyfamilytreestore.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=WTOOLBOX
Could it get any easier? Not really. [Sometimes, I have the best ideas.]
And? That's the end of the Getting Started Series, but it's the beginning of your research both online and offline. Or perhaps it's the continuation because maybe you'd already started. Either way, it's time for research.
~Caroline
