You have gathered and prepared your ancestor notebooks, now deter- mine what evidence you want and where to search. Access the area deposito- ries online. Usually you can look at their holdings. Look for micro-film, CD- ROMs, books and any other items of aid in your hunt. Library web pages quite often have a “My Book List” area where you can store information of items of interest and then print copy. This in- cludes both titles and call numbers. Print the li- brary hours, address, driving directions, and their research rules. The non-internet way: Ever- ton’s Handybook for Ge- nealogists, 10th edition, or a local phone book. Write to these facilities for their hours and re- search rules. Contact the Chamber of Commerce, specifically request infor- mation about genealogy and historical research. Request a residential tele- phone and business direc- tory by contacting the telephone company. Tele- phone books are rela- tively inexpensive, and quite often can be billed to your phone bill. Use these to contact people and organizations prior to your arrival. Make ap- pointments in advance of your travel. Add to the list of evidence you wish to find; the location, ad- dress and telephone num- ber. Now rewrite your list by location working your way through all entries. You now have your re- search plan to place in your notebook. If you have made appointments to any of these locations, list them on your calen- dar. Consider the loca- tions of the other places and their times to make the best use of your time. Remember don’t plan marathon days. Your search will actually be hampered, because you will to tired for quality searching at the end of a long day. Volume 1, Issue 6 Your Research Trip: The next step March 2006 March Meeting Jewel Dunn “Becoming an Accredited Genealogist”  Thursday, March 2nd  7:00 p.m. 12th & Connec- tion—Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints  Membership Dues to Pauline Aldrich  Singles: $15.00  Couples: $20.00 Basic Rules for Note Taking 2 Military Aids 2 Documentation: City Directories 2 The Census Day 3 Label & Organize Your Photos 3 At the Library 3 Share Your Stories 4 Inside this issue: The Mason Log Mason County Genealogical Society Land Patent: What you can find in the paperwork from NARA I recently ordered copies of my Great-great- grandfather’s land patent records from National Archives and Records Administration. They have finally arrived. In the paperwork he had to prove he had improved on the land. His neighbors answered ques- tions, and the copies are included. I found that the character of the land was “timbered farming land, mostly upland, sandy soil”. He had cultivated 12 acres, and had a “dwelling house 20x30 ft. 1 1/2 story, wood house, Barn & shed, root house, hen house, well, 12 acres cleared and fenced, 40 fruit trees, Total value $2100. What makes this extra special is knowing that the dwelling house is still in the family. Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. William Ellery Channing , OCR Text: You have gathered and prepared your ancestor notebooks, now deter- mine what evidence you want and where to search. Access the area deposito- ries online. Usually you can look at their holdings. Look for micro-film, CD- ROMs, books and any other items of aid in your hunt. Library web pages quite often have a “My Book List” area where you can store information of items of interest and then print copy. This in- cludes both titles and call numbers. Print the li- brary hours, address, driving directions, and their research rules. The non-internet way: Ever- ton’s Handybook for Ge- nealogists, 10th edition, or a local phone book. Write to these facilities for their hours and re- search rules. Contact the Chamber of Commerce, specifically request infor- mation about genealogy and historical research. Request a residential tele- phone and business direc- tory by contacting the telephone company. Tele- phone books are rela- tively inexpensive, and quite often can be billed to your phone bill. Use these to contact people and organizations prior to your arrival. Make ap- pointments in advance of your travel. Add to the list of evidence you wish to find; the location, ad- dress and telephone num- ber. Now rewrite your list by location working your way through all entries. You now have your re- search plan to place in your notebook. If you have made appointments to any of these locations, list them on your calen- dar. Consider the loca- tions of the other places and their times to make the best use of your time. Remember don’t plan marathon days. Your search will actually be hampered, because you will to tired for quality searching at the end of a long day. Volume 1, Issue 6 Your Research Trip: The next step March 2006 March Meeting Jewel Dunn “Becoming an Accredited Genealogist”  Thursday, March 2nd  7:00 p.m. 12th & Connec- tion—Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints  Membership Dues to Pauline Aldrich  Singles: $15.00  Couples: $20.00 Basic Rules for Note Taking 2 Military Aids 2 Documentation: City Directories 2 The Census Day 3 Label & Organize Your Photos 3 At the Library 3 Share Your Stories 4 Inside this issue: The Mason Log Mason County Genealogical Society Land Patent: What you can find in the paperwork from NARA I recently ordered copies of my Great-great- grandfather’s land patent records from National Archives and Records Administration. They have finally arrived. In the paperwork he had to prove he had improved on the land. His neighbors answered ques- tions, and the copies are included. I found that the character of the land was “timbered farming land, mostly upland, sandy soil”. He had cultivated 12 acres, and had a “dwelling house 20x30 ft. 1 1/2 story, wood house, Barn & shed, root house, hen house, well, 12 acres cleared and fenced, 40 fruit trees, Total value $2100. What makes this extra special is knowing that the dwelling house is still in the family. Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. William Ellery Channing , Mason County Genealogical Society,Mason Logs,Mason Logs,2006,V2 I6 MCGS Mar 2006 Newsletter.pdf,March+2006.pdf Page 1, March+2006.pdf Page 1