1st - Fred helped me again today & then he went calling.
2nd - Fred went to the Ladies Aid at Geo. Roses. I did not feel able to go. So baby & I stayed home. he called a W. Knokes.
3rd - Fred helped me with my work all forenoon & worked arond here all afternoon & Adam Kuster brought our freight out from Griswold a table & chair, etc. & a load of coal.
4th - Fred helped me with my work all forenoon and in the afternoon we took a couple of snapshots & went to Grant & got some new oil cloth for my new table. In the evening he developed some films.
5th - Fred & I went to church. I taught my Sunday School class again. At noon a while after we got home from church Mr. H.C. Schuler called up & said Amelia Bourch a young girl about 20 yrs old had died suddenly. So we got ready & went down there for a while in the afternoon. It was very much of a shock to all of us. On the way home we stopped at G.R. Shulers to see the little baby & then we came home. Fred went to church in the evening & I went to bed.
6th - Fred helped me a little & then went to Grant & from there to Bourchs. In the evening O. D. Funke & Laura & Frank Knoke & Elda & Beulah Weaver came over to practice for the funeral.
7th - Fred helped me with my work a little & then I helped him. He prepared his sermon and typewrote the obituary & then he went to Bourchs & I got ready for the funeral. Hazel & I went up early to decorate & stayed there. Frank & Beulah & Evelyn Conklin & Frederick sang. The girls of Y.L.B.C. carried the flowers in preceding the casket. Fred preached.
We got a little Brown Hen in the mail today. It holds about fifty eggs.
8th - Fred helped me all forenoon almost and then worked at the car. While he worked at the car he broke his glasses. He did not get the car fixed.
9th - Fred helped me with my work & then he worked around home. In the evening he went to Bible Study. There were about eleven there.
10th - Fred helped me all forenoon & then he was going calling in the afternoon 7 he got part way & broke down. So he only made one call at Ackermasn. They gave five dollars for benevolences & some for the Missions & theysent a slip of petunia a big double one. Very pretty. Mrs. Geo. Rose called here in the afternoon. In the evening Fred scrubbed the kitchen & pantry & washroom & I took a hot foot bath.
Thursday, September 14, 2017
Friday, August 4, 2017
Grandma Pfaltzgraff's journal starting February 20th, 1916
20th - Fred went to church Laura & Evelyn went to Knokes. We hired Laura to work for us & I thot she wanted to go home so bad so I told her she could & here she did not go home. H.C. Shulers called in the afternoon & Elda Weaver & Ella Sothman & Mary Rothe.
21st - Fred stayed at home all day & helped wash. I was very much worse & had to stay in bed all day.
22nd - Laura ironed. I got up for a while.
23rd - Fred went over to Roses to baptize the Mrs. & the baby girl. It is her birthday so we made ice cream for supper.
24th - Fred went to the Ladies Aid. Laura & I canned the beets.
25th - Laura & I made tomato catsup. Fred went Grant.
26th - Laura did the Sat. work. Fred staid at home & cleaned the church Evelyn went home.
27th - Fred & I went to church. My it seems good to write that once more. The service was very impressive. Seven joined the church. Fred went to a funeral in the after noon. Baby was very good all forenoon at church. Laura went home today. Fred went to church in the evening.
28th - Fred helped me very much today. I did not do any more than I had to.
29th - Woe is me! I broke Fred's glasses and he had to take the car to Atlantic to have them fixed. He left here at half past two & got back at half past seven.
21st - Fred stayed at home all day & helped wash. I was very much worse & had to stay in bed all day.
22nd - Laura ironed. I got up for a while.
23rd - Fred went over to Roses to baptize the Mrs. & the baby girl. It is her birthday so we made ice cream for supper.
24th - Fred went to the Ladies Aid. Laura & I canned the beets.
25th - Laura & I made tomato catsup. Fred went Grant.
26th - Laura did the Sat. work. Fred staid at home & cleaned the church Evelyn went home.
27th - Fred & I went to church. My it seems good to write that once more. The service was very impressive. Seven joined the church. Fred went to a funeral in the after noon. Baby was very good all forenoon at church. Laura went home today. Fred went to church in the evening.
28th - Fred helped me very much today. I did not do any more than I had to.
29th - Woe is me! I broke Fred's glasses and he had to take the car to Atlantic to have them fixed. He left here at half past two & got back at half past seven.
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Grandma Pfaltzgraff's journal beginning February 13, 1916
13th - They went to church. Hans & Martha & Ella Sothman & Beulah Weaver came along for dinner. Ella S. promised to join church. B.W. stayed for supper.
14th - Laura washed clothes. Fred helped in the forenoon. I stayed up in the forenoon because base burner went out last night & I got to cold in the bedroom. Fred made out a sermon on "Who shall roll us away the stone" in the afternoon. Evelyn & Laura went to Bourch's this evening to a valentine party.
15th - Fred called at Chas. Frank & H. Dolches. Laura ironed.
16th - Fred called at F. Sondermans & H. Naus. Mr. & Mrs. Boos called on me as they live about seven mi from here. The girls went to a basket social.
17th - Fred called at Sonderman & wend to Ed Eshelmans to the W.M. S. Mrs. F Saimsch & Mrs. Walter Eppelsheimer was all there that were there. Int he evening there was a Bible Study. Evelyn staid home & went to bed.
18th - Fred called at John Schulers.
19th - Fred and I staid at home & figured up our accounts which did not look very encouraging.
14th - Laura washed clothes. Fred helped in the forenoon. I stayed up in the forenoon because base burner went out last night & I got to cold in the bedroom. Fred made out a sermon on "Who shall roll us away the stone" in the afternoon. Evelyn & Laura went to Bourch's this evening to a valentine party.
15th - Fred called at Chas. Frank & H. Dolches. Laura ironed.
16th - Fred called at F. Sondermans & H. Naus. Mr. & Mrs. Boos called on me as they live about seven mi from here. The girls went to a basket social.
17th - Fred called at Sonderman & wend to Ed Eshelmans to the W.M. S. Mrs. F Saimsch & Mrs. Walter Eppelsheimer was all there that were there. Int he evening there was a Bible Study. Evelyn staid home & went to bed.
18th - Fred called at John Schulers.
19th - Fred and I staid at home & figured up our accounts which did not look very encouraging.
Saturday, May 20, 2017
Grandma Pfaltzgraff's journal beginning February 7, 1916
7th - Elda washed clothes. Fred helped her some and washed his car. Mrs. Rothe called.
8th - Fred sermonized in the forenoon on two sermons. In the afternoon He went to look for another hired girl but could not get any where because of drifts so he phoned to Laura Eppelsheimer. (Laura is listed as being 12 in the 1910 census and her father and mother were mentioned in the previous post. She would be 18 or thereabouts at the writing of this journal.) A. Kuester (Found a Kuester family living in Cass County, IA. John, head of the household may have gond by his middle name.) called on me in the afternoon. Fred and Elda went to the Y.P.A. business meeting at the church in the evening. Ella Sothman (Ella is listed as being 14 in the 1910 census so she would have been around 20 years old when elected president of the Y.P.A.) was elected Pres and she is no member of the church.
9th - Elda left today and Laura Eppelsheimer came for work. Fred called at Bergs & Chr. Fishers & Ed Fishers. (There are too many Bergs in Cass County, IA in 1910 to narrow them down to the family that grandfather called on. There is a Christian Fisher listed in 1910 census living in Guthrie County, IA which is near Cass County, IA so this might be who grandpa called on. Census shows an Edward Fisher {Fieker according to census transcriber} living in Cass County, IA in 1910.)
10th - Fred stayed home today. Mrs. Dolch & Mrs. Ed Fisher called on me. (There are 8 different Dolch women listed in Cass County, IA in the 1910 census, so it is difficult to pinpoint which one might have called on grandma.)
11th - Fred made 3 calls at H. Roth's, Walter Eppelsheimer & G.P. Schuler. (Could not locate for certain an H. Roth in 1910 Census. Walter was documented in the previous blog. There are too many G. Schulers living in Cass County, IA in 1910 to determine which one this is.)
12th - Fred cleaned the church & called at Sondermans. Laura got ready for company. Mrs. Fred Schuler called on me. (There are three Fred Schuler's but caller was either Mary or Louisa Schuler. There were two Mary Schulers listed int he 1910 census.)
8th - Fred sermonized in the forenoon on two sermons. In the afternoon He went to look for another hired girl but could not get any where because of drifts so he phoned to Laura Eppelsheimer. (Laura is listed as being 12 in the 1910 census and her father and mother were mentioned in the previous post. She would be 18 or thereabouts at the writing of this journal.) A. Kuester (Found a Kuester family living in Cass County, IA. John, head of the household may have gond by his middle name.) called on me in the afternoon. Fred and Elda went to the Y.P.A. business meeting at the church in the evening. Ella Sothman (Ella is listed as being 14 in the 1910 census so she would have been around 20 years old when elected president of the Y.P.A.) was elected Pres and she is no member of the church.
9th - Elda left today and Laura Eppelsheimer came for work. Fred called at Bergs & Chr. Fishers & Ed Fishers. (There are too many Bergs in Cass County, IA in 1910 to narrow them down to the family that grandfather called on. There is a Christian Fisher listed in 1910 census living in Guthrie County, IA which is near Cass County, IA so this might be who grandpa called on. Census shows an Edward Fisher {Fieker according to census transcriber} living in Cass County, IA in 1910.)
10th - Fred stayed home today. Mrs. Dolch & Mrs. Ed Fisher called on me. (There are 8 different Dolch women listed in Cass County, IA in the 1910 census, so it is difficult to pinpoint which one might have called on grandma.)
11th - Fred made 3 calls at H. Roth's, Walter Eppelsheimer & G.P. Schuler. (Could not locate for certain an H. Roth in 1910 Census. Walter was documented in the previous blog. There are too many G. Schulers living in Cass County, IA in 1910 to determine which one this is.)
12th - Fred cleaned the church & called at Sondermans. Laura got ready for company. Mrs. Fred Schuler called on me. (There are three Fred Schuler's but caller was either Mary or Louisa Schuler. There were two Mary Schulers listed int he 1910 census.)
Tuesday, May 9, 2017
Grandma Pfaltzgraff's Journal beginning January 31, 2106
31st - I finished reading "A Diary of the Ministers Wife." Fred stayed home today he pressed his clothing. He is too good for me. I some times wish I had never been born to even hurt a dear like him. I love and trust him with all my heart. I am proud of him. I wish i could be halfway worthy of him. I am not worthy too unlace his shoes.
6th - Fred and Elda went to church. Mrs. Knoke & Mrs. Wm Eppelsheimer & Mrs. U. G. Weaver came in to see me after church. Laura Knoke & Beulah stayed all afternoon. Little Ellen Heady came in to see me after church. They all went to church in the evening. (Found William Eppelsheimer in 1910 census. He was a farmer with 3 children and his wife, Elizabeth, who visited my grandmother. Found Ulysses G. Weaver in 1910 census with his 5 children, including Beulah who may be the Beulah mentioned above. His wife's name was Kate and he was a farmer. Laura Knoke was the daughter of a farmer and lived at home with her parents, Frank and Lizzie, 2 siblings and 2 nieces. Ellen C. Heady was found in 1910 census and at that time she was 2 years old. Naturally she lived at home with her parents and 5 siblings. This journal was written in 1916 so she would have been around 8 years old.)
FEBRUARY 1916
1st - I started to read "The Wide, Wide World." I am still in bed with my bible and other reading time passes very quickly to me. Fred went calling. He only made one call at Gus Tuesters (sp?). Gus subscribed for the Ev. Herald.
2nd - Fred went to Taylor Co. with the car. Mrs. Rudig called on me.
3rd - Fred went calling. He made seven calls. Baby is very good she tries to say a good many things. There was to have been a Y.P.A. business meeting but there were not quite enough there so cold not have it. Laura & Della & Frank Knoke & O.D. Funke came in afterward and I started Laura out with the cradle roll when they were ready to go I woke the baby & she never cried but made such big eyes 7 looked so they had to laugh so. ha! Mother Miller gave us a doz. heads of cabbage & some meat today & Mrs C Sunderman a jar of mince meat & F. W. Schuler a sack of bran. (Found Fred W. Schuler in the 1910 census. He was a farmer.)
4th - Fred called at Emery Eshelmans. (Found Emery Eshelman in 1910 census living in Noble, Cass, Iowa and the family enumerated next was Charles Sunderman whose wife is mentioned in the entry directly above. Both men were farmers. Is should be noted that the transcriber (of the 1910 census) believes Charles to be "Chas Glanderman." The enumerator's handwriting is at fault. I could easily see how the transcriber made the error.)
5th - Fred cleaned the church & called at Ed Millers.
6th - Fred and Elda went to church. Mrs. Knoke & Mrs. Wm Eppelsheimer & Mrs. U. G. Weaver came in to see me after church. Laura Knoke & Beulah stayed all afternoon. Little Ellen Heady came in to see me after church. They all went to church in the evening. (Found William Eppelsheimer in 1910 census. He was a farmer with 3 children and his wife, Elizabeth, who visited my grandmother. Found Ulysses G. Weaver in 1910 census with his 5 children, including Beulah who may be the Beulah mentioned above. His wife's name was Kate and he was a farmer. Laura Knoke was the daughter of a farmer and lived at home with her parents, Frank and Lizzie, 2 siblings and 2 nieces. Ellen C. Heady was found in 1910 census and at that time she was 2 years old. Naturally she lived at home with her parents and 5 siblings. This journal was written in 1916 so she would have been around 8 years old.)
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Grandma Pfaltzgraff's Journal beginning January 26, 1916
26th - Fred stayed home all day. There was to be a congregational meeting this evening but it is snowing so they cannot have it. I finished reading "Famous Women of the New Testament" this afternoon and started "Famous Women of the Old Testament."
27th - Fred stayed home. There was to be a Miss. Society here today but I guess it was to cold. we had enough snow here last night to make pretty fair sleighing the first part of the season. I finished "Famous Women of the Old Testament."
28th - Fred went calling all day. He called at Roses and they were not at home so he went to Sothmans for dinner. Hans gave him 5 dollars salary. When he was coming home the plug came out of the car and all the gas ran out on the hill between here and F. Schulers. He had to come home for water. Then he went to Grant and called at Wismers and then F Schuler's, Laura's folks. I started to read "Laddie" in the eve. I was sick.
29th - I did not feel very good so Fred stayed with me. H.C. Schuler brought Rev. W. C. Lang out from Griswold. They all went to church in the eve.
30th - They all went to church this morning. Rev. Lang went to Mrs. Rother's for dinner. Ellda went home so Fred did not have any dinner. Baby was very good. Frank and Lara Knoke and Orville funke came over in the afternoon to practice a quartette. They all went to church int he evening.
27th - Fred stayed home. There was to be a Miss. Society here today but I guess it was to cold. we had enough snow here last night to make pretty fair sleighing the first part of the season. I finished "Famous Women of the Old Testament."
28th - Fred went calling all day. He called at Roses and they were not at home so he went to Sothmans for dinner. Hans gave him 5 dollars salary. When he was coming home the plug came out of the car and all the gas ran out on the hill between here and F. Schulers. He had to come home for water. Then he went to Grant and called at Wismers and then F Schuler's, Laura's folks. I started to read "Laddie" in the eve. I was sick.
29th - I did not feel very good so Fred stayed with me. H.C. Schuler brought Rev. W. C. Lang out from Griswold. They all went to church in the eve.
30th - They all went to church this morning. Rev. Lang went to Mrs. Rother's for dinner. Ellda went home so Fred did not have any dinner. Baby was very good. Frank and Lara Knoke and Orville funke came over in the afternoon to practice a quartette. They all went to church int he evening.
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Grandma Pfaltzgraff's journal beginning January 19, 1916
19th - Fred and I staid at home and figured up our accounts which did not look very encouraging.
20th - Fred went to church. Laura and Evelyn went to Knokes. We hired Laura to work for us and I thot she wanted to go home so bad so we told her she could and here she did not go home. H.C. Schulers called in the afternoon and Elda Weaver and Elda Sothman and Mary Rothe.
21st - Fred stayed at home all day and helped wash. I was very much worse and had to say in bed all day.
22nd - Laura ironed. I got up for a while.
23rd - Fred went over to Roses to baptize Mrs. and the little girl. It is his birthday so we made ice cream for supper.
24th - Fred went to the Ladies Aid. Laura and I canned the beets.
25th - Laura and I made tomato catsup. Fred went to Grant.
20th - Fred went to church. Laura and Evelyn went to Knokes. We hired Laura to work for us and I thot she wanted to go home so bad so we told her she could and here she did not go home. H.C. Schulers called in the afternoon and Elda Weaver and Elda Sothman and Mary Rothe.
21st - Fred stayed at home all day and helped wash. I was very much worse and had to say in bed all day.
22nd - Laura ironed. I got up for a while.
23rd - Fred went over to Roses to baptize Mrs. and the little girl. It is his birthday so we made ice cream for supper.
24th - Fred went to the Ladies Aid. Laura and I canned the beets.
25th - Laura and I made tomato catsup. Fred went to Grant.
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Grandma Pfaltzgraff's journal beginning Jan. 5, 1916
January (continued)
5th - I relined my muff. Fred went to Griswold with the car to have his tooth fixed. He had several punctures on the way. It was very cold.
6th - Fred called at W. Knokes and Mrs. Knokes and S. Sundermans. I finished relining my muff and made a little hair pin lace. Baby was very good. Mrs. F. C. Saemisch called on us this afternoon. Fred wen to Bible Study and Sunday School Teacher's meeting at the church. I started to make a clothes pin apron this P.M. I got my dear old Sunday School class back.
7th - Fred staid at home all day. I did some mending. Baby was very good. Mrs. Rothe called in the afternoon. Fred worked out a sermon and in the evening he went to Y.M.B.C. and Y.L.B.C. entertainment at Sothman's. The teacher and hired girl went too.
8th - Fred stayed home. He swept the church in the afternoon. Lily Schuler cqme and got Laura and the teacher went to. So we are along at Home Sweet Home.
9th - Fred went to church. I got up for a while and played the piano about an hr. and then I got so weak I had to go and lie down. But I did not go to bed all day. Laura and teacher came home again in the evening.
10th - It was very cold today. I sat by the fire all day. Fred worked out a sermon.
11th - I sat by the fire all day. It was very cold. Laura S. washed. This p.M. Fred made three calls and one visit this afternoon.
12th - It was very cold all day it snowed a little and drifted very much. Mr. Rudig brought the milk as it was too cold for Beatrice to carry it. Fred went to H. Schuler for the milk. I worked at baby's bibs and finished "A Treasure of Heaven" by Marie Corelli.
13th - I worked at baby's bibs. Fred killed two rabbits.
14th - I worked at baby's bibs. She was very sick and I had to hold her all day. Her eye teeth were coming thru. We had to stay up all last night with her.
15th - Baby was some better. She only woke up once last night. She played some today. Mrs. H. Schuler brought us a load of coal. Laura Schuler went home this evening. Fred cleaned the church today and got the milk from S. & R.
16th - Fred went to church. Evelyn C. got the breakfast and did up the work and got the dinner. Baby had quite a fever this forenoon. But she was some better this afternoon. Ina Weaver brought us some beef. Elda Weaver brought her suit case in the afternoon. She will work for us this week. Fred went to church in the evening. Gus Kuester and Harold Schuler came over here after church.
17th - I worked at the bibs. Baby is about the same. She played a little. Elda W. gave the house a good cleaning. Fred was thawing the sewer out with a real hot poker and he got against the portiers (sp?) and set them a fire. It scoched the wood work some and he cleaned that off and so he di not get to go calling.
18th - Fred went calling at U.G. Weavers adn F.C. Saimisch. I worked at Baby's Bibbls and did some correspondence.
5th - I relined my muff. Fred went to Griswold with the car to have his tooth fixed. He had several punctures on the way. It was very cold.
6th - Fred called at W. Knokes and Mrs. Knokes and S. Sundermans. I finished relining my muff and made a little hair pin lace. Baby was very good. Mrs. F. C. Saemisch called on us this afternoon. Fred wen to Bible Study and Sunday School Teacher's meeting at the church. I started to make a clothes pin apron this P.M. I got my dear old Sunday School class back.
7th - Fred staid at home all day. I did some mending. Baby was very good. Mrs. Rothe called in the afternoon. Fred worked out a sermon and in the evening he went to Y.M.B.C. and Y.L.B.C. entertainment at Sothman's. The teacher and hired girl went too.
8th - Fred stayed home. He swept the church in the afternoon. Lily Schuler cqme and got Laura and the teacher went to. So we are along at Home Sweet Home.
9th - Fred went to church. I got up for a while and played the piano about an hr. and then I got so weak I had to go and lie down. But I did not go to bed all day. Laura and teacher came home again in the evening.
10th - It was very cold today. I sat by the fire all day. Fred worked out a sermon.
11th - I sat by the fire all day. It was very cold. Laura S. washed. This p.M. Fred made three calls and one visit this afternoon.
12th - It was very cold all day it snowed a little and drifted very much. Mr. Rudig brought the milk as it was too cold for Beatrice to carry it. Fred went to H. Schuler for the milk. I worked at baby's bibs and finished "A Treasure of Heaven" by Marie Corelli.
13th - I worked at baby's bibs. Fred killed two rabbits.
14th - I worked at baby's bibs. She was very sick and I had to hold her all day. Her eye teeth were coming thru. We had to stay up all last night with her.
15th - Baby was some better. She only woke up once last night. She played some today. Mrs. H. Schuler brought us a load of coal. Laura Schuler went home this evening. Fred cleaned the church today and got the milk from S. & R.
16th - Fred went to church. Evelyn C. got the breakfast and did up the work and got the dinner. Baby had quite a fever this forenoon. But she was some better this afternoon. Ina Weaver brought us some beef. Elda Weaver brought her suit case in the afternoon. She will work for us this week. Fred went to church in the evening. Gus Kuester and Harold Schuler came over here after church.
17th - I worked at the bibs. Baby is about the same. She played a little. Elda W. gave the house a good cleaning. Fred was thawing the sewer out with a real hot poker and he got against the portiers (sp?) and set them a fire. It scoched the wood work some and he cleaned that off and so he di not get to go calling.
18th - Fred went calling at U.G. Weavers adn F.C. Saimisch. I worked at Baby's Bibbls and did some correspondence.
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Grandma Pfaltzgraff's journal
Our mother, Hazel Pfaltzgraff, (named after her mother) married a Stauffer. So the following posts will be Grandma Pfaltzgraff's journal entries. My brother, a bona fida Stauffer and last of this particular line, suggested that this be done. So here goes (Italics are mine):
Happy New Year 1916
January 1st - I was at home all day and in bed taking the milk diet. Laura Schuler is working for us. Baby (my mother) had a high fever. Fred (my grandfather) took care of her all day. I sewed tatting on baby's shirt.
2nd - Fred went to church. Had election of S.S. (Sunday School) officers. I stayed home with baby. She is much better again.
3rd - Fred worked at his car. L.S. (presumably Laura Schuler) washed and I hemmed a table cloth. Baby was very good. Fred cleaned the hen house.
4th - Fred worked at the car. L.S. ironed. I hemmed another table cloth. Baby sat on the bed watching me.
Happy New Year 1916
January 1st - I was at home all day and in bed taking the milk diet. Laura Schuler is working for us. Baby (my mother) had a high fever. Fred (my grandfather) took care of her all day. I sewed tatting on baby's shirt.
2nd - Fred went to church. Had election of S.S. (Sunday School) officers. I stayed home with baby. She is much better again.
3rd - Fred worked at his car. L.S. (presumably Laura Schuler) washed and I hemmed a table cloth. Baby was very good. Fred cleaned the hen house.
4th - Fred worked at the car. L.S. ironed. I hemmed another table cloth. Baby sat on the bed watching me.
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
I haven't posted in a long time. My job as a genealogy librarian keeps me busy researching everyone else's family history and leaves little time for mine. Then at home I have projects that needed to be completed. I started with the laundry room. It needed a lot of organization. It also doubles as my food pantry. I am now able to find things in the laundry room/pantry and will be able to adjust my shopping list accordingly and won't be buying things I already have in the pantry. Organization rocks!
And organization is very important when doing your family history research. Document everything. You may think you will remember where you found that tidbit of family history, but unless you write it down you will most definitely not remember it. So using the pantry as an analogy, keep a running list of places where you have searched for your family history. There simply is no point in reinventing the wheel. And along with that list a date of when you looked at that resource. In time resources can and do change, so you might want to check back in a year or so, especially if it is a database that is continuously being updated.
For me, I have been narrowing down my searching to just one side of the family. You guessed it: the Stauffer Family Line. Currently, I am creating a list of books to research when I go to the Indiana State Library in March of this year (2017). Remember dates are important. Not just the historical dates of significance such as Birth, Marriage and Death dates, but WHEN you actually looked at that resource. You don't want to waste time looking at the same resource you did just a few days ago. Then again, after some time has gone by, it doesn't hurt to check it again. It is so important to keep good records of your research so that you are not wasting time.
jkk
And organization is very important when doing your family history research. Document everything. You may think you will remember where you found that tidbit of family history, but unless you write it down you will most definitely not remember it. So using the pantry as an analogy, keep a running list of places where you have searched for your family history. There simply is no point in reinventing the wheel. And along with that list a date of when you looked at that resource. In time resources can and do change, so you might want to check back in a year or so, especially if it is a database that is continuously being updated.
For me, I have been narrowing down my searching to just one side of the family. You guessed it: the Stauffer Family Line. Currently, I am creating a list of books to research when I go to the Indiana State Library in March of this year (2017). Remember dates are important. Not just the historical dates of significance such as Birth, Marriage and Death dates, but WHEN you actually looked at that resource. You don't want to waste time looking at the same resource you did just a few days ago. Then again, after some time has gone by, it doesn't hurt to check it again. It is so important to keep good records of your research so that you are not wasting time.
jkk
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