As previously promised in my blog on 06 January 2015 at
http://genealogycanada.blogspot.com/2015/01/beginning-genealogy-study-group.html, I am reporting on Dear Myrt’s Beginning Genealogy study group as it proceeds. I watched Session 4 yesterday, and the two top things that were discussed were -
- The Research Log was discussed again, and most of the people either had a Research Log set up in Excel, or to a lesser degree, some people had Google Sheets. I personally find it easier to work with Google Sheets, but that is strictly a personal choice.
- Cousin Russ, Dear Myrt’s production man at the Google Hangout, has prepared an outline of a Research Log at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CXE1JFJ9HJaaGsbUPe7y0iPUX6_xnakSVL7S9XBIqUo/edit#gid=632923855.
The second part of the session was to look at a death record, which may take, for example, the form of a burial card, an obituary, an entry in a family Bible, or a death certificate.
Dear Myrt brought it to the attention of the viewers that often there is a mistake on the burial card or the death certificate, and we have to be very careful to have more than one piece of evidence that says the person died on a specific date.
To review my three previous summaries, go to
Session 1 -
http://genealogycanada.blogspot.com/2015/01/dear-myrts-beginning-genealogy-session-1.html
Session 2 -
http://genealogycanada.blogspot.com/2015/01/dear-myrts-beginning-genealogy-session-2.html
Session 3 -
http://genealogycanada.blogspot.com/2015/01/dear-myrts-beginning-genealogy-session-3.html
Remember to make yourself a member of Dear Myrt’s Genealogy Community before watching the YouTube Google+ Hangout on Air at
https://plus.google.com/communities/104382659430904043232
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