Last week the New Jersey Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists met in the Plainfield Public Library.  Melissa Johnson, CG® presented the topic Scrivener writing software for genealogists.  She demonstrated how she uses it along with some hints and tips.

I have owned Scrivener for years, and have dabbled with it but have yet to adopt it for my writing. I am a notebook junkie, and I use OneNote extensively for my 7-10,  9-5 job. It should have been an easy shift from Word to Scrivener but, it  hasn’t stuck yet.  I’ve taken classes, and tried it for report writing but still end up going back to Word.  Word is terrific but for some of my writing, I find that I’m going back too much between my research journal, my document, and Preview.  I then end up using a notebook to jot down my thoughts.  Scrivener would eliminate quite a bit of that waste.

Melissa’s presentation was thorough, and it encouraged me to try Scrivener again.  My full-time job is hectic this year, so I’ve thrown in the towel on doing any substantive writing or researching for 2018.  This year will mostly be dedicated to learning, volunteering and getting my blog back on track.  When I am asked to help someone else or provide guidance, it will be turned into a blog post whenever possible.

Thank you, Melissa, for sharing some of your knowledge with other professional researchers.  You inspired me!

Resources

Melissa Johnson CG

Scrivener – Free Trial

Coupon for Scrivener – 2018

(Note I did not try the coupon, but it is worth a try), if it doesn’t work please, let me know)

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Every genealogist has a book collection.  Eventually the collection becomes large enough to need it’s own “space” and we start building shelves.  There are a few books that I find I reference enough to deserve a spot at my desk.  Some may visit for a while, but very few get a permanent spot.  “Genealogy Standards” created by the Board for Certification of Genealogists or BCG is one that has earned the “arms reach” approval.  I have an older version as well as the brand new  “50

This is a book that all genealogists from beginner on up should read.  The overview of “Genealogical Proof Standard” is immensely important.  I truly wish I had this tool when I began my family tree, now with the proliferation of family research on the Internet it is all the more important.  Research that hasn’t been properly vetted can now be spread all the easier, replicating a weak link over and over.  It’s also so very tempting to accept something at face value because it would fit so perfectly in our family tree.  This book will remind us why it is important to adhere to the standards.

There is much more to this book, so don’t stop at the beginning, but if you don’t have it please consider adding it to your collection.

This book can be purchased at

BCG Site:
http://www.bcgcertification.org/index.html
 http://Amazon.com

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