tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post7586483511139764763..comments2024-03-15T05:09:22.239+10:00Comments on Family Tree Frog: #AtoZChallenge - J is for JournalsAlex Dawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-39198139019695495872017-04-17T14:38:09.482+10:002017-04-17T14:38:09.482+10:00I don't keep journals but now make a point of ...I don't keep journals but now make a point of scanning any "might be useful" articles and saving them to Evernote. I scan the edition details either the cover or title page and the article and add a few tags. I rarely revisited the paper copies of journals and it will be interesting to see how many times I now actually look at articles saved. crgalvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01118766224187668713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-44984113973830572352017-04-14T12:16:23.663+10:002017-04-14T12:16:23.663+10:00Some great thoughts here Sandra, Jill, Cathy and M...Some great thoughts here Sandra, Jill, Cathy and Molly. Sandra - I brought home more 2nd hand magazines from the library yesterday...what a goose. I can't resist. Truly hopeless. Jill - such an important point about just in time learning. Yes indeed. Cathy, yes of course...I completely forgot the double meaning of Journal. I certainly wouldn't be throwing those out - unless they were mine and turgid, which many of mine were. But yes - journalling is very important too as a personal habit I find. Particularly as I get older and stuff just seems to fade away and be forgotten or years slip by really quickly and I think, when did that happen. Which is why I like letters...which of course is increasingly a lost art - sigh. Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-4791883110857347072017-04-13T03:22:11.833+10:002017-04-13T03:22:11.833+10:00The beauty of the journals, especially the ones th...The beauty of the journals, especially the ones that tell a well-documented ancestral story, is the legacy they leave for future researchers. I am forever grateful to my collateral relative (many times removed) who documented our common ancestor for the New York Genealogical & Biographical Record, leaving a breadcrumb trail for me to follow. That said, I usually keep only one year of the printed edition and refer to past issues online.Molly of Mollynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-6817493473270706922017-04-12T21:27:33.146+10:002017-04-12T21:27:33.146+10:00I think reading an old journal, especially one tha...I think reading an old journal, especially one that belongs to a family member would be interesting to read. I always wanted to be a good journal keeper but not having time and failure to see anything interesting about my ordinary life kept this at bay. I recently began recording events no matter how small taking place. I haven't established a good routine but hopefully, with time I will develop a good rhythm. Please JUMP over to look at today's edition of <a href="http://curiousasacathy.com/2017/04/aprila2z-art-sketching-through-the-alphabet-j/" rel="nofollow">Art Sketching Through the Alphabet Letter "J"</a> and happy a2zing!Cathy Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01056276734145310231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-91802090454174476082017-04-12T19:45:30.505+10:002017-04-12T19:45:30.505+10:00As I am in the throes of downsizing my genealibrar...As I am in the throes of downsizing my genealibrary I am thinking of tossing old journals. I must confess that I am not a great journal reader (especially some of the dull ones that come from genealogy societies) as I am a proponent of "Just in time learning" (which we learnt a university was most effective) and much of the stuff in them is irrelevant to my needs and doesn't pique my interest at the time it arrives. GeniAushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074874999181040071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-545255455173688148.post-58749218273715812362017-04-12T08:22:45.371+10:002017-04-12T08:22:45.371+10:00Hi, Alex, you ask some thought provoking questions...Hi, Alex, you ask some thought provoking questions so I thought I send a few thoughts through:-<br />Are journals worth keeping?<br />Probably not but I love having them. I have stopped buying them as I hate dusting, sorting and rearranging them.And they are becoming way too expensive.<br />Do you refer to them in your research? <br />Yes all the time, but find it's better when I can search them digitally or put time aside to just read. That's why libraries are so great you go there with the intention of reading and searching, I also include online libraries in this mix. <br />Dropping by from the A to Z Challenge.<br />Sandra, Aspiring family historian, fellow participant in the #AtoZchallenge<br><br /><a href="http://ancestralresearchjournal.blogspot.com.au/" rel="nofollow">Sandra's Ancestral Research Journal</a>Sandra Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17306175508043372583noreply@blogger.com