The Bartaway Rabbit Hole Strikes Again! (Part 2)

This evening I wanted to share a bit of methodology before jumping into the two eldest children of Adolphus BARTAWAY and Adalina HAGENBUCH. Researching genealogy and blogging about it seem to be mutually exclusive tasks for many of my genblogging contemporaries, but I use the two in conjunction. Blogging as I research and researching as I blog tends to be how I roll.

I also have started to use some emojis and unicode to add quick glance capability into my bulleted data lists. The Legend (which will develop into a reusable graphic) is as follows:

🍼  Birth (of self or children)
✒️ Census Record (pen nib)
⚭ Marriage
⚮ Divorce
💀 Death

How I Organize My Genealogy Research Files

As I have mentioned in the past, I've been working on my genealogy off and on for about 16 years. The past four weeks have seen a lot of progress in organization and filling in huge gaps close to my end of the tree. In between applying for jobs and running errands for my father, I've decompressed by working on organizing the mounds of data, both digital and tactile.

(On a side note, I am quite disappointed that FamilySearch has had to change the availability of census pages. I used to be able to download and save the image that showed the page with my family member on it. The ability to download and print those images is now unavailable. I can only surmise that the US Census Bureau has renegotiated the contract and FamilySearch can no longer allow us that kind of access. Such a bummer.)

Genealogy: Too Many Resources! So Curious!

When you start to deep dive into your genealogy research, it can be daunting. Trust me. I've been working on my massive family tree off and on for the last 15 years and the documentation is all over the place. I've been through at least 4 laptops and 3 desktop computers in that time, and I'm sure I've lost almost as much information as I've gathered. I've also probably conducted particular searches and saved specific documents multiple times.

That being said, pre-made forms are a great help in cataloging information and keeping track of your research. But in that, every amateur and professional genealogist and genealogy research website has their own version. I'm sure I've saved a copy of most of them. So how do you go from downloading the forms and determining which is going to be the best for you to use?