tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394184517128570144.post5928345269462220970..comments2024-02-19T01:54:37.404-08:00Comments on Midwestern Microhistory: A Genealogy Blog: Cleanup in Aisles 1-1,000Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394184517128570144.post-78771256495612502652014-10-11T14:03:09.391-07:002014-10-11T14:03:09.391-07:00As a latecomer of only a decade of serious researc...As a latecomer of only a decade of serious research, my accumulations are heavily digital. That maintenance can be more demanding, without that analog physical piling giving you spatial order, and it has other pitfalls. Kinetic sorting is more satisfactory, is absolute in its clarity, and encourages serendipitous insight, I think.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02538601927145810295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394184517128570144.post-64761999318849908302014-09-14T11:52:31.348-07:002014-09-14T11:52:31.348-07:00Thanks for re-posting as one of the best … somehow...Thanks for re-posting as one of the best … somehow, I had missed it! The last 2 sentences are my new mantra. Thanks for the "permission" to look at it all that way.MHDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06112884037997769189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394184517128570144.post-65613369330687336582014-05-11T07:57:25.283-07:002014-05-11T07:57:25.283-07:00Harold, your comment re-invigorated me. Thank you...Harold, your comment re-invigorated me. Thank you! Like my grandma used to say ... "How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time!"Chris Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961512529045586380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394184517128570144.post-26500380841959209102014-04-14T11:13:39.464-07:002014-04-14T11:13:39.464-07:00I used to spend 3 or more days in Salt Lake LDS l...I used to spend 3 or more days in Salt Lake LDS library, and would spend months analyzing , documenting, and sourcing all I found. But now with the internet and availability of soooooo much. I can't keep up! Now I have piles that are waiting.....I am lucky because I've always from day 1 of doing genealogy for 40 yrs. sourced every piece of information even it was only "Aunt Katy said this in Belfry, Mont. Jul 6 ,1962. I need more than 10 min. I want to do a small stack every day. Good post.WyoSpringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13617072936502110376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394184517128570144.post-51586778357235022912014-04-12T11:56:10.503-07:002014-04-12T11:56:10.503-07:00So true!
I'm working on this exact issue toda...So true!<br /><br />I'm working on this exact issue today myself. Only, for today, it's in a larger chunk than 10 minutes.Michelle Goodrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427355155193196767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394184517128570144.post-12233493296862297162014-04-11T09:12:23.765-07:002014-04-11T09:12:23.765-07:00Harold, I cannot begin to express how much I wish ...Harold, I cannot begin to express how much I wish someone had given me your "Don't consume records faster than you produce written conclusions and stories" advice back when I started doing genealogy! Now, I'm pursuing a 10 minutes a day strategy now (though it's more like 30 minutes a week at best) in addition to all of the writing and documentation.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15152163547646649391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394184517128570144.post-28086841938689851922014-04-11T07:47:54.229-07:002014-04-11T07:47:54.229-07:00I love this post! It's all so true, but I espe...I love this post! It's all so true, but I especially love the way it's written. I smiled through the whole piece, and several parts made me laugh out loud. You're a great communicator and a very funny man. Keep that up, and I'll keep reading!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15466155104509237295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394184517128570144.post-61706959726943741472014-04-11T04:49:13.381-07:002014-04-11T04:49:13.381-07:00I do like the 10-minute-at-a-time clean-up method....I do like the 10-minute-at-a-time clean-up method. Although, looking around my office, I think I'm going to need lots and lots of "10 minutes"!<br /><br />You've got me thinking about the last sentence. I need to mull that over a little bit...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07882208088638096979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2394184517128570144.post-79489002391242463692014-04-10T15:06:55.347-07:002014-04-10T15:06:55.347-07:00Well said, Harold. And I especially like your 10-m...Well said, Harold. And I especially like your 10-minute dump run. That's do-able. Sort of like cleaning out the junk closet, one shelf at a time.Family Curatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13187854767575444823noreply@blogger.com