![]() Since I use the same software that Randy uses - RootsMagic7 - I simply followed his instructions. This week's "Saturday Night Genealogy Fun" challenge from Randy Seaver is to create a fact list using genealogy software and share the results. That's why I'm investigating these other methods of recording and distributing burial information so my family will not forget where the bodies are buried. I didn't do that from the start, which means any report I create now would be incomplete. It would have allowed me to print a custom report if I had entered burial places for the people in my family tree. NOTE: RootsMagic7 is the genealogy software I use, but I'm not as proficient as I'd like. I'll also put a copy into my files for future descendants to see. So I'm going to add to my virtual cemeteries on Find a Grave AND then transfer each family's cemetery (one name at a time) to a Word document that can be sorted and printed for distribution to relatives. Ideally, Find a Grave would someday allow me to download my virtual cemetery in a spreadsheet or pdf format. ![]() In fact, while creating my Word document, I consulted Find a Grave for details. Then I can sort by city/state, and within city/state, by cemetery, if I'm planning a visit.Īfter reviewing all my options, and testing a number of different methods, I am happiest with my virtual cemeteries on Find a Grave. In this case, I didn't-but I will for my next iteration. VARIATION: I could have listed a separate column for city/state. This makes it quick and easy to sort by name of cemetery. Some day, I or another descendant might want to visit. I also listed cemeteries with complete address info. That allows me to digitally sort the table according to surname-handy for when I'm only interested in the Wood line, not the Slatter line (in-laws) and so on. Shown above is an excerpt from my document "Wood Family Burial Places." I entered information in three columns, thinking ahead to how I might want to view the details for various reasons.Įach ancestor is entered: SURNAME, GIVEN & MIDDLE NAMES. Now I've created one of my favorite tools for recording genealogical details: A Word document with details typed into a table, sortable by column. Also, I experimented with an illustrated pedigree-style listing of final resting places-not a big success, but a learning experience. In Part 2, I highlighted a printed workbook for documenting death and burial details for ancestors. This is also an incentive for me to be sure more of my ancestors are represented on Find a Grave. I've now created 3 virtual cemeteries and still keep clicking to add ancestors to each one. In Part 1 of this series, I found out how extremely fast and easy it is to create a virtual cemetery on Find a Grave. I don't want future generations to forget where our ancestors are buried. rtf so I can open it in Word and then sort as I please, choosing to sort by any of the columns. Importantly, I was able to save this list in my choice of formats. A bit too much detail, but I expect to learn how to refine the list as I gain experience. It was initially organized alphabetically by surname, showed birth and death dates, and showed in detail each person's residence and key facts. In this case, the list for Ohio ran for a dozen pages. I could have narrowed the parameters to everyone in Cleveland, Ohio, for instance. I set the parameters for everyone in that particular tree (my husband's Wood family). Generating a RootsMagic "Who Was There" ListĪs an experiment, I opened my RootsMagic7 genealogy software and looked for a report that might give me a head start in grouping ancestors who were (1) alive in 1950 and (2) living in a certain area.Īt top is a screen shot showing me preparing to generate a list of "Who Was There" in Ohio in 1950. The catch is, I need some idea of where each ancestor was residing in 1950. No indexing will be available on April 1, 2022, so the only way to find these ancestors at first will be to browse enumeration districts where they were living. Census in less than a year, I'm preparing to look for ancestors I'm particularly interested in. ![]() ![]() With my eye on the public release of the 1950 U.S. ![]()
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