http://www.geneabloggers.com/genealogy-doover-week-1-cycle-2-39-april-2015/
Even if you are just getting started in family research, the group can help you start off on solid footing.
Topics for the first week are:
1) Setting Previous Research Aside
All of my paper files will be filed into the file cabinet and will only be pulled out when I am ready to enter that particular family group into Rootsmagic. (I am keeping my tree up on ancestry.com in the case of any matches come through DNA there. I will update as I continue in my research and may replace it eventually.)
I will settle on a preferred filing system for both digital and paper files ( I have found the organized genealogist facebook page full of possible ideas)
2) Preparing to Research
I have already upgraded my Rootsmagic genealogy software to the most recent edition.
I will choose a research log and document checklist to use and purpose to use them each time I conduct research.
I will learn to use onenote more effectively and set up notebooks for my future research and have it open for note taking each time I conduct research.
3) Establishing Base Practices and Guidelines
I will keep Evidence Explained by Elizabeth Shown Mills and The BCG Genealogical Standards Manual by The Board for Certification of Genealogists at hand to help me develop proper standards of research and citation.
I will cite items as they come into my possession and make sure they are scanned and filed properly.
I will download any sources that I find online along with citation notes in the proper digital file.
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