Do-Over Week 2

Another week of progress! Slow going, but progress none the less.

I decided that since I was using Legacy Family Tree for my do-over, that I wanted to make sure I was using the best practices to make the most of my effort. Legacy has a fantastic library of webinars, many of which are free. So I located one on sourcing called Sources and Citations Made Simple, Standard, and Powerful (watch it here http://familytreewebinars.com/download.php?webinar_id=201). I found it extremely helpful! It confirmed that I was sourcing correctly in general, but showed me how I could improve both creating a citation and organizing them through more standardization, and save time!

I only had a few people in my tree earlier this week, so it was a great chance to edit a couple of sources to be more standardized, though most of my sources were already satisfactory. There was a bit of a learning curve for some of the new practices I'll be adopting, but once things are fully set-up with the main sources I'll be using, it will go much faster. Then as I enter people, I'll only need to enter their specific details which will save time. Using the Legacy source clip-board which I've never previously used will take time to get used to, but will absolutely cut down on time once I practice and get comfortable with it.

My Master Source List is looking nice and stream-lined at the moment, and I'm up to 16 people in the new tree. I still have a long way to go, but I know that my do-over is off to a solid start. I'm pleased with my do-over progress to date, especially since I've been focused on my course. I know I have a long way to go, but I look forward to the sense of accomplishment once it's complete!

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