September Genealogy To-Do

The big accomplishment in September will be my trip to Salt Lake City and the Family History Library (which, yes, I am really looking forward to!).  I will spend the time in September before the trip adding to and refining my plans in terms of what I want to accomplish.  I start out the month with a spreadsheet (very incomplete) that lists my direct relatives, what vital record is missing, and a film number that I think will contain the image of the certificate or register I want to look at and copy.

Number one on my priority list is to get as many pieces of direct evidence for the missing births, marriages, and deaths as I can.  This will include my husband’s family lines as well.  I know there are some images available at the Library that are not indexed or even browseable online yet (and I would have requested them using the old photocopy request form in the past, but the Library doesn’t do that anymore).

Along with film numbers I need to refresh my knowledge of when various jurisdictions started requiring registration for vital life events.  Some of my missing information is likely to take more creativity to find the evidence.

My second item is to gather similar information for my English Denman line and for the Titus Salt line I am exploring.

My third item is to look at other materials (e.g., compiled genealogies, local histories, etc.) to see what I can add to my knowledge base.

Oh dear, as I look at my spreadsheet today, I realize how much more work I need to do before the trip.  So I am going to stop writing about it (or talking about it) and go do it.  Yes, I will.