1. Eating Your Genealogical Elephant, One Bite at the Time
Marilyn Thomsen
Eating Your Genealogical Elephant, One Bite at the Time

3. 1. Start with time 2. Organize your bites 3. Pick your elephant

4. Start at the feet of the Lord

5. Carve out time Through small bites of time great things can happen.
What can you do in:
5 to 15minutes
30 minutes
1 hour
2 hours
½ day
1 day
5 minutes: file a paper, label a folder, label a picture, make a plan
30 minutes: write an , make a phone call. Look at one record,
1 hour: look at one record, analyse it, label it, file it.

6. Manage your time like money

7. A timer helps get over the “Don’t-wannas”
Focus for a few minutes
Chime means stop or reset
Plan what to do when you return later.

8. Organize your time so you can focus
Use lists
Research logs
Calendar
Be consistent

9. If an elephant is eating you, renegotiate.

10. The bites

11. One-at-the- time

12. Corral your clutter Make an organization plan Gather the tools
Make a list
Go online
Have supplies delivered

13. Learn to use your tools
Family History Programs
Internet
Camera

14. Have an attitude of life long learning

15. Learning a few new tricks
Keeps the fun in it

16. Get a Coach

17. Pick the Elephant
Start with prayer

20. Write a plan and follow it

21. Keep your map handy incase of detour

22. Remember to check back with the Lord

23. It’s called Temple WORK So get to work

24. Examples