Managing a Genealogical ProjectThis work focuses on a particular method of organizing research materials. Its unique system of organization takes you from the preliminary stage of your research to the final presentation of your work as a report or a book. The system, an outgrowth of the Dollarhide System of Genealogical Records, enables you to manage a genealogical project with maximum ease and efficiency. |
Contents
Types of Genealogical Projects | 1 |
A Lineage | 2 |
Determining Relationships | 3 |
Summary | 5 |
Collecting References | 7 |
Solving the Paper collecting Problem | 8 |
1 Control the Sheet Size | 9 |
3 Separate Surname Sheets by the Place of Origin | 11 |
Summary | 41 |
Using a Computer | 43 |
Creating a Database | 44 |
Creating Document Files | 46 |
Ahnentafel Henry System Numbers in the Computer | 48 |
Genealogical Computing Resources | 50 |
Information Retrieval | 51 |
The GEDCOM Utility | 52 |
4 Give Every Sheet a Page Number | 12 |
Review of the Four Steps | 13 |
Retrieving Notes and Compiling Family Sheets | 15 |
Preparing a List for a Family Sheet | 16 |
Listing References for One Person | 19 |
Summary | 22 |
Ahnentafel Numbering | 23 |
Ahnentafel Numbers on a Master Data Sheet | 29 |
More on Ahnentafel Numbers | 30 |
Summary | 31 |
Descendancy Numbering | 33 |
Problems with the Register Numbering System | 35 |
The Henry System | 36 |
Through the Brick Wall | 38 |
Genealogical Software | 53 |
Ultimate Family Tree | 54 |
The Master Genealogist | 55 |
Clooz | 57 |
Presentation Techniques | 59 |
Pedigree Presentation Using Master Data Sheets | 61 |
Biographies | 62 |
Descendancy Presentation Techniques | 63 |
Descendancy Diagram Techniques | 64 |
Showing More Than One Spouse | 66 |
Research Journals and Logs | 69 |
Correspondence Logs | 71 |
Common terms and phrases
1R Cousins 1R 2R 1R Cousins Ahnentafel Numbering System ahnentafel numbers ancestor number Brøderbund BURKE ROCHE CD-ROM census CFDS collection common ancestor Compiled Family Data Cousins 1R 2R database file decimal DESCENDANCY NUMBERING diagram Died Elizabeth BROWN example Family Data Sheet Family History Library family sheet FamilySearch Frances Eleanor Franklin SMITH GEDCOM utility genealogical project genealogical software giving every sheet grandson/dau gree Henry Sys Henry System Hexadecimal ID number identified Internet James Brown James SMITH John COOK lineage marriage Married Born Martha Martin JOHNSON Mary BLACK Mary WINSLOW Master Data Sheet Master Genealogist method Modified Register System NEEDHAM notes and documents numerical order pedi Pedigree Ancestor Index pedigree chart pedigree child person prob Reference Family Data Register number RFDS Section Sent to Sent sheet number shown siblings sort spouse surname book template file tion William Dollarhide William SMITH word processor