Is there a genealogy template that would help with research and maybe book
writing? I have tried several different ways of organizing my onenote
notebook but I have had no success.

I have been working on a template that follows several different genealogy report formats. This would be for a professional genealogist producing a written report for a client. Also the report could satisfy the publishing requirements for the National Genealogocial Society's quarterly magazine.

I don't have a template yet but I was going to develop one in Microsoft Word.

Thomas Macentee
Geneabloggers.com

I have created several templates for my genealogical research. One I call
ChronologicalProfile which includes a table that tracks events of a person's
life (birth, marriage, children, death, etc.) with a table the has columns
for date, age, event, & documentation (In documentation I place citations and
links to documentation I have collected such as death certificates & photos).
Another called ResearchLog which includes a table that tracks research
activities: i.e., date, activity/subject, results/notes/questions, and a cell
to indicate that I have transferred research results to the
ChronologicalProfile. A third template is a ProgressReport that is a
narrative page that allows me to run an ongoing narrative of my progress.

I create a Notebook for each major family with a section where I collect
general information about the family members and create section groups where
I create individual files (sections) for members of that family using my
templates and additional sections groups for related individuals such a
spouses. I hyperlink pages to each other such as spouses and children that
assists me in moving around OneNotes.

"Karen" wrote:

> Is there a genealogy template that would help with research and maybe book
> writing? I have tried several different ways of organizing my onenote
> notebook but I have had no success.
>
>

Would you be able to e-mail me a copy of your notebook so that I might see
how it is laid out. I have been struggling with this for a few months now.
I have tried several different ways but I just can't get it right. e-mail is
rackracing@charter.net

Thanks

"Jim-Fish" wrote:

> I have created several templates for my genealogical research. One I call
> ChronologicalProfile which includes a table that tracks events of a person's
> life (birth, marriage, children, death, etc.) with a table the has columns
> for date, age, event, & documentation (In documentation I place citations and
> links to documentation I have collected such as death certificates & photos).
> Another called ResearchLog which includes a table that tracks research
> activities: i.e., date, activity/subject, results/notes/questions, and a cell
> to indicate that I have transferred research results to the
> ChronologicalProfile. A third template is a ProgressReport that is a
> narrative page that allows me to run an ongoing narrative of my progress.
>
> I create a Notebook for each major family with a section where I collect
> general information about the family members and create section groups where
> I create individual files (sections) for members of that family using my
> templates and additional sections groups for related individuals such a
> spouses. I hyperlink pages to each other such as spouses and children that
> assists me in moving around OneNotes.
>
> "Karen" wrote:
>
> > Is there a genealogy template that would help with research and maybe book
> > writing? I have tried several different ways of organizing my onenote
> > notebook but I have had no success.
> >
> >

They are on the way!

"Karen" wrote:

> Would you be able to e-mail me a copy of your notebook so that I might see
> how it is laid out. I have been struggling with this for a few months now.
> I have tried several different ways but I just can't get it right. e-mail is
> rackracing@charter.net
>
> Thanks
>
> "Jim-Fish" wrote:
>
> > I have created several templates for my genealogical research. One I call
> > ChronologicalProfile which includes a table that tracks events of a person's
> > life (birth, marriage, children, death, etc.) with a table the has columns
> > for date, age, event, & documentation (In documentation I place citations and
> > links to documentation I have collected such as death certificates & photos).
> > Another called ResearchLog which includes a table that tracks research
> > activities: i.e., date, activity/subject, results/notes/questions, and a cell
> > to indicate that I have transferred research results to the
> > ChronologicalProfile. A third template is a ProgressReport that is a
> > narrative page that allows me to run an ongoing narrative of my progress.
> >
> > I create a Notebook for each major family with a section where I collect
> > general information about the family members and create section groups where
> > I create individual files (sections) for members of that family using my
> > templates and additional sections groups for related individuals such a
> > spouses. I hyperlink pages to each other such as spouses and children that
> > assists me in moving around OneNotes.
> >
> > "Karen" wrote:
> >
> > > Is there a genealogy template that would help with research and maybe book
> > > writing? I have tried several different ways of organizing my onenote
> > > notebook but I have had no success.
> > >
> > >

Jim:

Would you mind sharing your notebook with me as to how you set up the Main
Surname and children and spouses tabs?

You can e-mail it to me also. I was able to look at the other ones and they
helped a lot.

Thanks,

Karen

"Jim-Fish" wrote:

> They are on the way!
>
> "Karen" wrote:
>
> > Would you be able to e-mail me a copy of your notebook so that I might see
> > how it is laid out. I have been struggling with this for a few months now.
> > I have tried several different ways but I just can't get it right. e-mail is
> > rackracing@charter.net
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > "Jim-Fish" wrote:
> >
> > > I have created several templates for my genealogical research. One I call
> > > ChronologicalProfile which includes a table that tracks events of a person's
> > > life (birth, marriage, children, death, etc.) with a table the has columns
> > > for date, age, event, & documentation (In documentation I place citations and
> > > links to documentation I have collected such as death certificates & photos).
> > > Another called ResearchLog which includes a table that tracks research
> > > activities: i.e., date, activity/subject, results/notes/questions, and a cell
> > > to indicate that I have transferred research results to the
> > > ChronologicalProfile. A third template is a ProgressReport that is a
> > > narrative page that allows me to run an ongoing narrative of my progress.
> > >
> > > I create a Notebook for each major family with a section where I collect
> > > general information about the family members and create section groups where
> > > I create individual files (sections) for members of that family using my
> > > templates and additional sections groups for related individuals such a
> > > spouses. I hyperlink pages to each other such as spouses and children that
> > > assists me in moving around OneNotes.
> > >
> > > "Karen" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Is there a genealogy template that would help with research and maybe book
> > > > writing? I have tried several different ways of organizing my onenote
> > > > notebook but I have had no success.
> > > >
> > > >

Jim,

If you would, I'd be interested in getting a copy of your genealogy
notebook.

Thanks,
Rev. Michael L. Burns

"Jim-Fish" <JimFish@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0C98469C-443C-478F-B3E7-A8BF1841B473@microsoft.com...
> I have created several templates for my genealogical research. One I call
> ChronologicalProfile which includes a table that tracks events of a
> person's
> life (birth, marriage, children, death, etc.) with a table the has columns
> for date, age, event, & documentation (In documentation I place citations
> and
> links to documentation I have collected such as death certificates &
> photos).
> Another called ResearchLog which includes a table that tracks research
> activities: i.e., date, activity/subject, results/notes/questions, and a
> cell
> to indicate that I have transferred research results to the
> ChronologicalProfile. A third template is a ProgressReport that is a
> narrative page that allows me to run an ongoing narrative of my progress.
>
> I create a Notebook for each major family with a section where I collect
> general information about the family members and create section groups
> where
> I create individual files (sections) for members of that family using my
> templates and additional sections groups for related individuals such a
> spouses. I hyperlink pages to each other such as spouses and children that
> assists me in moving around OneNotes.
>
> "Karen" wrote:
>
>> Is there a genealogy template that would help with research and maybe
>> book
>> writing? I have tried several different ways of organizing my onenote
>> notebook but I have had no success.
>>
>>

How do the rest of you use OneNote as a genealogy tool. Myself I have started to construct a notebook using one section and add one page for each surname. I then use a new section group and name it family ABCDE, in this section group I create another new section group for the surname which is within the ABCDE section rule. In this new section I create a section called 1st Generation and adding new pages for the person name and adding subpages for any other information. From there I can "Copy hyperlink to this page" and paste it to the beginning of my first section in my note book.
As this is going to be my main source for my genealogy work, would I still need a genealogy program.
Is this too much work on my part or am I going around in circles trying to create a genealogy notebook so I can ditch the genealogy software.





Karen wrote:

Genealogy Template
23-Jun-09

Is there a genealogy template that would help with research and maybe book
writing? I have tried several different ways of organizing my onenote
notebook but I have had no success.

EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice
WPF And The Model View View Model Pattern
http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorials...l-view-vi.aspx

How do the rest of you use OneNote as a genealogy tool. Myself I have started to construct a notebook using one section and add one page for each surname. I then use a new section group and name it family ABCDE, in this section group I create another new section group for the surname which is within the ABCDE section rule. In this new section I create a section called 1st Generation and adding new pages for the person name and adding subpages for any other information. From there I can "Copy hyperlink to this page" and paste it to the beginning of my first section in my note book.
As this is going to be my main source for my genealogy work, would I still need a genealogy program.
Is this too much work or am I going around in circles trying to create a genealogy notebook so I can ditch the genealogy software.




Karen wrote:

Genealogy Template
23-Jun-09

Is there a genealogy template that would help with research and maybe book
writing? I have tried several different ways of organizing my onenote
notebook but I have had no success.

EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice
WPF And The Model View View Model Pattern
http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorials...l-view-vi.aspx

How do the rest of you use OneNote as a genealogy tool. Myself I have started to construct a notebook using one section and add one page for each surname. I then use a new section group and name it family ABCDE, in this section group I create another new section group for the surname which is within the ABCDE section rule. In this new section I create a section called 1st Generation and adding new pages for the person name and adding subpages for any other information. From there I can "Copy hyperlink to this page" and paste it to the beginning of my first section in my note book.
As this is going to be my main source for my genealogy work, would I still need a genealogy program.
Is this too much work or am I going around in circles trying to create a genealogy notebook so I can ditch the genealogy software.




Karen wrote:

Genealogy Template
23-Jun-09

Is there a genealogy template that would help with research and maybe book
writing? I have tried several different ways of organizing my onenote
notebook but I have had no success.

EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice
WPF And The Model View View Model Pattern
http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorials...l-view-vi.aspx