tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305679911018720590.post6372506112564807026..comments2023-06-13T12:44:17.872-04:00Comments on Janet the researcher: Timelines - Do you use them?Janet Ileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10742257036879298830noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305679911018720590.post-82085704433074712942010-10-28T14:32:28.891-04:002010-10-28T14:32:28.891-04:00Thanks, J.M., Brenda and Gayle for your comments. ...Thanks, J.M., Brenda and Gayle for your comments. At the talk, one person shared that she uses cards with information on them and she moves the cards around as she creates a timeline before committing it to a computer.<br /><br />I can see this being very helpful if you are working on a visual presentation of events and their sequence.Janet Ileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10742257036879298830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305679911018720590.post-58375822016670723452010-10-27T11:54:47.024-04:002010-10-27T11:54:47.024-04:00Wish I could zip up to Ontario from Colorado for y...Wish I could zip up to Ontario from Colorado for your presentation! Timelines have been essential in researching my cattle rustler's story and writing a book about it. It was a timeline that helped me realize he'd been arrested twice and spent two years in prison instead of the reported ten. I couldn't figure out how he had two children while he was in prison! Timelines help me know what to research and look into next.<br /><br />I love the whiteboard idea, too.Gayle Greshamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13225415106454396883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305679911018720590.post-68858628992774939712010-10-26T11:56:42.670-04:002010-10-26T11:56:42.670-04:00Janet ... nice to see you "Introduced" o...Janet ... nice to see you "Introduced" on today's GeneaBloggers message! As for timelines, I find them absolutely essential for working on and analyzing problems.BDMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798944688122545676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305679911018720590.post-17185991560267129652010-10-26T08:54:19.877-04:002010-10-26T08:54:19.877-04:00I use timelines as a basic spine when writing biog...I use timelines as a basic spine when writing biographies. The first one I made (see: http://tracingmytreeroots.blogspot.com/2010/02/timeline-henriette-geertruida-lamboo.html) was actually for a carnival-post where I wrote my grandmother's biography, in as far as I had the data back then. <br /><br />It's my dream to write a biography for every ancestor I research when I deem that ancestor 'finished', as I have found out that I do best when just researching one or two people at a time. Currently I am working on the biography of Lodewijk Wesselo and I started by making a timeline of all events in his life by printing the fact-list from my genealogy program for him and then adding some events like the births of his children. Then I highlighted the events I wanted to include in my biography and that formed the basis for my writing. So that's how I use my timelines.J.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09435080777088090872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305679911018720590.post-42466027712432099732010-10-25T22:22:46.219-04:002010-10-25T22:22:46.219-04:00Thanks Brenda and Jenny for your comments. Brenda,...Thanks Brenda and Jenny for your comments. Brenda, I hope the timeline helps solve your brick wall or it gives you some ideas of other places to look.<br /><br />Jenny, if you don't mind, I would like to mention your idea of the white board in my talk. <br /><br />If anyone else has anything to share about timelines, I hope you can take the time to post a comment.Janet Ileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10742257036879298830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305679911018720590.post-55771897136669850662010-10-25T21:32:46.317-04:002010-10-25T21:32:46.317-04:00In an effort to keep me from getting sidetracked (...In an effort to keep me from getting sidetracked (which any researcher knows is bound to happen from time to time), I try to work in depth on one ancestor at a time. With that in mind, I keep a whiteboard on the wall within view of my desk at home, upon which I keep an "active" timeline of the person I'm researching and I will jump up and add to it when I discover a new fact. This serves two purposes: (1) I can see the important dates without having to switch back and forth to my genealogy program, and (2) it sort of helps me not get too sidetracked ... sort of. :)Jennyhttp://www.aremyrootsshowing.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-305679911018720590.post-6168808007147237782010-10-25T12:32:50.198-04:002010-10-25T12:32:50.198-04:00Recently, I completed my first timeline as a way t...Recently, I completed my first timeline as a way to try to get through a brickwall. I thought the timeline would show me where gaps in my research are and help develop next steps in my research. I haven't broken through yet, but it did help me organize my research.Brenda Leyndykehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08530495186632931677noreply@blogger.com