Comments on: Using Charts in Your Genealogy Research

By: msualumni

msualumni — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:40:31 +0000

Mavis, you are welcome to any and everything! If you have some different ones, post them up & we can create a little “genalogy chart” share! LOL

By: Mavis J

Mavis J — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:57:42 +0000

I love your charts. Here I was trying to create my own. At this point in life, I’m all for not reinventing the wheel if I don’t have to.

By: msualumni

msualumni — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:33:43 +0000

At your request, I’ve added several….enjoy!

By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:36:51 +0000

Would like to see some of your charts
Birthplace Tracking Chart: I’ll organize birthplaces from a set of census records (say 1870-1930) in order to figure the most likely place of birth
Birthdate Tracking Chart: Using a set of census records to estimate a birthdate range for individuals
1870 Neighbor Chart: Because analyzing the neighbors in 1870 is especially crucial for African-American research, I have a chart where I track them
Tax Tracking Chart: Self-explanatory
Land Records Chart: I saw this in Emily Croom’s book Unpuzzling Your Past. She made a chart where she traced each piece of land for an ancestor, but also recorded where that land went (i.e., showing the person selling the land, and showing who bought or inherited that same piece of land). I do charts like these for all the members of a particular family, for example.

By: Bill von Reyn

Bill von Reyn — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:35:25 +0000

Would like to see some of your charts. how about a link on this page to them
Thanks
Birthplace Tracking Chart: I’ll organize birthplaces from a set of census records (say 1870-1930) in order to figure the most likely place of birth
Birthdate Tracking Chart: Using a set of census records to estimate a birthdate range for individuals
1870 Neighbor Chart: Because analyzing the neighbors in 1870 is especially crucial for African-American research, I have a chart where I track them
Tax Tracking Chart: Self-explanatory
Land Records Chart: I saw this in Emily Croom’s book Unpuzzling Your Past. She made a chart where she traced each piece of land for an ancestor, but also recorded where that land went (i.e., showing the person selling the land, and showing who bought or inherited that same piece of land). I do charts like these for all the members of a particular family, for example.

By: msualumni

msualumni — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:43:52 +0000

I use several different things. I use mostly Word but also Excel, and my genealogy program is Rootsmagic, which has built in ability to do lots of different types of analysis. I’ve found that what works best is whatever tool you’re most comfortable with.

Robyn

By: rkb191

rkb191 — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:29:08 +0000

In your experience, what’s the best database/program on the market that helps with the types of analysis you describe?