Peter J Seymour wrote:
> One form of output available from Gendatam Suite is index cards. Simple
> enough so far. However, a problem is how to restrict data, even summary
> data, so that it does not overflow. I have not used index cards in
> practice (at least not in genealogy) so I have a question for anyone who
> has: What do you do when the card fills up? Do you just squash on a bit
> more, do you go over to the back or do you go to a continuation card, or
> even some combination of these. I would be interested to hear of
> experience of this.
> Peter
People I know/knew who use/used the index-card system put
one fact per 3x5 card. These days, apparently, that should
be written put one piece of evidence per card. As in:
CRESAP, Thomas (1) Entrydate: .....
FACT: .....
SOURCE: .....
Where line one represents the name of the person mentioned
in the fact and the associated (ID #) and the date the card
was created. A blank space is left to make the file-clerk's
life easier, then the fact/evidence is recorded baldly on
line 3 and the source of the fact/evidence is on the next
line.
One of them puts the repository and its contact info on the
back of the card.
All the cards about CRESAP, Thomas (1) are filed in one
segment. Critical thinking/data analysis occurs when they
are all taken out and arranged in various orders.
Some transfer conclusions to a card of a different color;
and some then discard all the others.
Eventually you end up with a yellow card that says
CRESAP, Thomas (1)
bapt when, where
marr when, where, to whom
died when, where
ISSUE: listed with (ID #)
Cheryl
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