Cynthia L. (Honeygirl62) -
Not a bad book. The problem is, once you've been doing genealogy for a while, you kind of already have a system and don't want to start over doing it a completely different way. Mr. Dollarhide's suggestions are more for ongoing genealogy research than a specific project (which is what I hoped it was about when I bought the book...like a project for an upcoming family reunion or something).
Having done genealogy (off-and-on) for 35+ years, I have an unmanageable amount of paper; the file drawers, boxes, cases, bookshelves and rolling carts of documentation have taken over our home. Without a better system, I will never be able to organize the hundreds of thousands of bits of information into a story of our family.
Over the years, I have adopted a number of genealogical organization systems that seemed great at the time. However, my tree is now heading towards 10,000 members; previous schemes are unable to handle the load.
Thus, I eagerly paid for a copy of William Dollarhide's book on genealogy organization.
Over the years, I have adopted a number of genealogical organization systems that seemed great at the time. However, my tree is now heading towards 10,000 members; previous schemes are unable to handle the load.
Thus, I eagerly paid for a copy of William Dollarhide's book on genealogy organization.
