Like any system, the systems that you use for family history need to be maintained to function smoothly.
Develop your maintenance skills and learn tools and techniques to maintain your systems and documentation for further research.
Articles about maintaining your family history research systems
I have blog posts about maintaining your family history research systems, linked below. Let me know if there are other topics you would like covered.
- 21 ways to improve your family history
- Fix missing or inadequate family history source citations
- Maintain Your Family History: Your Annual Spring Clean
- Citing family history sources
- Customise your family tree chart
- Create an accurate family tree by fixing errors
- How to Manage Multiple Family Trees to Benefit Your Research
More information
If you want to read more about my approach to maintenance in family history, you might like to read chapter 7 of my book, The Good Genealogist.
Other resources
I provide useful and practical tools to help you with your research. Watch this space for free downloads.
Study with me
You can develop your skills and learn my techniques by studying with me. I run two online research methods courses through the Society of Australian Genealogists.