ISBN:
1558705112
Complete Book Title: Organizing Your Family History SearchAuthor: Sharon DeBartolo CarmackBinding Type: Soft CoverCopyright Date: 1999Number of Pages: 150Size: 8.5 x 10.88 in.Book Subject: GenealogyInternational Customers: This item WILL fit in a Global Priority unpadded flat envelope.Domestic Customers: This item ships BOXED.We are an authorized, direct-from-the-publisher retailer of NEW books. Our titles are ON HAND and available for immediate shipping. Table of ContentsAt last, a book to help you organize your genealogical research! In this friendly and practical guide, professional genealogist Sharon Carmack shows you how to reduce the ever-mounting piles of papers, books and other materials, so you can spend more time researching and less time hunting for information lost somewhere on your desk or computer.As experienced genealogist Carmack can testify, few hobbies generate more paperwork than genealogy. In her latest guide, she successfully tackles the arduous process of organizing family research, from filing piles of paper to streamlining the process as a whole. She reveals how to create a flexible filing system that can expand with new data; how to take notes according to this filing system; how to set up an efficient work space, and how to store photos, CD-ROMs, archival correspondence and more.Additionally, genealogists will receive long-term guidance, learning how to create logs, charts and plans in a special research notebook designed to track progress and keep information straight on research trips. Carmack even offers techniques for preserving precious family histories for future generations through wills and archives. Easy-to-copy charts, forms and checklists take you through every step:Create filing systems that not only keep your research straight, but also grow with your needsGet a handle on correspondence, so you can eliminate duplicate requests and locate your findings quickly and easilyPlan productive research trips using special journals that help you record essential information while you're on siteDefine your research goals and establish projects around those goalsDevelop a storage system for CD-ROMs, disks, books conference materials, microforms and other miscellaneous research necessitiesPrepare a "bag of essentials" for special trips to gravesites, interviews, repositories and moreProtect delicate family artifacts, including documents, photos, diaries and other materialsOrganize and preserve your research for future generations by publishing your genealogy, making provisions in your will or donating your work to an archivePayment Methods AvailableCheck, Money Order, Visa/MasterCard, Discover, PayPal.Shipping and Handling Cost: $2.84About UsCollector Bookstore the internet's leading retailer of reference books for the collecting community. Our customers include individual collectors, dealers, appraisers, auctioneers & other industry professionals. Our books are ON HAND, ready to ship. We are a direct-from-the publisher retailer; we also welcome author published specialty titles. Shipping PolicyWe ship worldwide! Methods available include US Postal Service Media Rate, Priority, Airmail & Express. We also ship via Federal Express. All shipments are packed professionally and tracked electronically. Most orders ship within 24 hours of payment. Please use the shipping calculator for rate quotes!Return PolicySatisfaction guaranteed! Returns accepted, minus a 10% restocking fee to cover our advertising expense on said item. Shipping is NON-REFUNDABLE. (Main street retailers don't reimburse gas or drive time; it is unreasonable to expect this of online retailers, in our opinion.)
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