Tips for Taking
Genealogical Research Trips by Tony Burroughs
Before leaving
On location
Back Home
Recording Tools
Before leaving
- Research card catalogs of libraries and historical societies you will visit
- Copy titles and card catalog numbers you want to research & print out
- Use Map Quest to route inner city travel
- Save Map Quest maps and routing to smart phone or computer
- Print out Map Quest maps and routing
On location
- Get personal tour of library before researching
- Keep research log on where you research, what books or films you looked at, names you searched for what you found
- Make personal contacts with reference librarians and exchange business cards
- Eat at local restaurants, not national chains
Back Home
- Download photos from camera or phone to computer
- Name or label photos
- Update genealogy charts with new found information
Recording Tools
- Note Pad
- Pen and Pencil (some facilities do not allow pens)
- Video Recorder
- Audio Recorder
- Scanner (flat bed)
- Camera
Tony Burroughs, FUGA
Author, Black Roots: A Beginners Guide to Tracing the African American Family
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www.tonyburroughs.com
