Recording where something was NOT found

RonChapman · Post by **RonChapman** » 08 Feb 2004 23:28

I do my family history research intermittently and I am forgetful. [grin]
It would be very usesful if I could record that I had researched a particular document and found NO relevant entry for a particular person or event. This information would then be linked to the person or event and could be printed out in reports.
This would help preventing me duplicating my efforts.[rolleyes]

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david63 · Post by **david63** » 09 Feb 2004 07:17

Could you not use a source?

You could have a source for each individual that you have researched called, say, 'Bloggs, Joe - Research' and then link that to their name.

YouTube · Post by **Jane** » 09 Feb 2004 08:24

Another possiblity is to use lists. So have a list for 1881 Census Searches, add each person you search for and in the note on the person in the list where in the index you searched and what for.

rfj1001 · Post by **rfj1001** » 11 Feb 2004 16:44

I use lists as Jane suggested. Some are 'to dos'. eg Things I must do when I'm next in the FRC. I also have lists for 'failures', eg 'Not found in 1881 census'.

Like you I'm an intermittent user so this helps me remember what I'd done previously and also what I still need to do.

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