Family Historian User Group

Request for comment from Harvey
I have recently been using the Family Research Link Web Site to track
down Birth Certificates etc.

I wonder how people keep a record of what their research has already
covered (even if is negative). I am sure a program like Custodian would
do a fine job, but at nearly 50 for my use it is OTT! I could I suppose
use Excel or even Access, but is there anothing ready made, designed for
UK research?


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Personally I use a spreadsheet.  With one page for each of Births Marriages and deaths, with columns for searched for and always put a note for none found.

For example column headings for births are
Year, Qtr, Surname, Forename, Result Surname, Result Forename, Maiden Name, district, reference

Where I am noting all of a surname I put a * in the forename and where I find none I enter *none in Results.

I think I had already decided a spreadsheet was the way foward, but thanks for the tips. I downloaded an Access database called 'bygones' (http://www.bygonessoftware.com), but it seems rather too complicated and is US based.