tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post4513864613291034199..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: The Pace of Genealogy Research - Post 1Randy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-8108990148959037912008-04-23T15:27:00.000-07:002008-04-23T15:27:00.000-07:00Randy I started genealogy in 1991 and shortly aft...Randy I started genealogy in 1991 and shortly after joined the Prodigy genealogy bulletin board. I also started in 1993 as a volunteer at the library called a gene helper. In 1998 I had a chance to switch from gene helper to doing research for others, and since then I have answered all the queries that come to our local genealogical society. Research has changed over the years, early on I did a lot of census work as well as courthouse searching and of course obits. Today I seldom ever check a census, and while more and more records are coming online there is still a lot of research that will never be online, but the online databases are wonderful and getting better all the time.<BR/><BR/>Charles Hansen former Prodigy Genealogy bulletin board Mem Rep.Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15311523372083088677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-64914294415972215342008-04-23T05:52:00.000-07:002008-04-23T05:52:00.000-07:00Randy, I enjoyed your timeline of research before ...Randy, I enjoyed your timeline of research before and after the internet. <BR/><BR/>Does anyone else remember those green bound volumed called the Reader's Guide? Back in the day, it took a whole morning just to find a few magazine articles. <BR/><BR/>Google launched their first browser when I was working as a researcher at American Girl in 1998. The first thing I ever googled? "Metropolitan Museum of Art." I was looking for a phone number. <BR/><BR/>Sounds like your computer literacy programs are a win-win solution. Good for researchers and good for your society. <BR/><BR/>I'm just curious...<BR/><BR/>How many researchers do you think become computer users eventually? Is is just a matter of learning basic computer skills and access to a computer? Or are some folks just dead set against it?<BR/><BR/>As a hardcore researcher I can't imagine *not* taking advantage of what's available online. <BR/><BR/>Keep up the good work, Randy!<BR/><BR/>Sally J.<BR/><A HREF="http://www.practicalarchivist.com" REL="nofollow">The Practical Archivist</A>Sally J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14050768803136228297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-83138906650871472582008-04-23T03:06:00.000-07:002008-04-23T03:06:00.000-07:00Great idea. I think exposing non-computer users t...Great idea. I think exposing non-computer users to the computer use, one problem at a time, is an excellent way to dispel the adversarial dialog that sometimes results from discussions of computers for genealogy. One problem, on solution, one glimpse at the potential!GrannyPamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01860176725911469162noreply@blogger.com