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One of the nice things about working on transcriptions at these older Collin County cemeteries as the peace and quiet. These 3 black angus bulls were quietly observing me for most of my stay the first time I worked on Warden Cemetery. I “mooed” a bit and that really got their attention. Last time I went they were nowhere to be seen and I had to listen to the sound of a distant tractor mowing hay, instead.
It’s been cold the last few days and I’ve been working on the organization part of my genealogy again. At times it seems impossible that I will ever get this stuff in order, but then I realize if I just get one census form filled out, it’s a step in the right direction. If I had only realized way back then that I was going to need something better than spiral-bound notebooks and kraft envelopes……but that’s water under the bridge. I’ve finally got the maternal lines separated from the paternal lines. I’ve got the Robert Huston files in the top drawer, along with Pack and Findley. I haven’t decided yet what to do with the Carlyles and Hamiltons. They’re a real confusion and have been dealt with in other places anyway. I’ve got the Cirillo and Tassone files in the bottom drawer. The drawers are filling up so fast I’m contemplating the purchase of a lateral filing cabinet.
I’ve been using the blank census forms provided for free by ancestry.com, but they’re not great designs. I used to design forms for a living and I’m still amazed at how much planning does NOT go into forms. I need a line 3 inches long to write the name of my city, please; and why do you give me a five-inch line just for my zip code? Yesterday I finally sketched out a plan for my own Family Group Chart. I hope to get the design finished in the next few days so I can get going with that stage of my organization.
