tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858628909851016786.post6977224342066465059..comments2023-09-15T08:55:25.352-07:00Comments on Blog of a Genealogist in Training: Success!!! Marriage records found in ILN. LaRuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14556205785982365176noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858628909851016786.post-81282874827874413472010-02-05T10:58:17.168-08:002010-02-05T10:58:17.168-08:00This was the first real IL research that I've ...This was the first real IL research that I've done, surprising really since this is where I'm from. But both sides of my family were fairly new to IL so the majority of research was done elsewhere up to this point. Now that I'm back it was a good time to start pulling those IL records. It was just a bit of culture shock when I compared the experience to other places I've worked. I've done a very little with California work, San Francisco Co. in the 1860s-1930s, and I did get a similar sense as what you described. Time and experience would definitely help you get the hang of it.N. LaRuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14556205785982365176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7858628909851016786.post-90760877448518374122010-02-04T18:52:29.955-08:002010-02-04T18:52:29.955-08:00Conducting onsite research is so very different th...Conducting onsite research is so very different that online searching. Here in San Joaquin County, California, historic county records are spread out all over the county. Some deed books at the historical society, some estate records at the university library, blah blah blah. And to make matters worse nothing has been digitized and there is no finding aid to help. And then places like a small private museum doesn't even have a catalog of their holdings or care if they ever get one! Over time you will get the hang of researching on location but in the begining it is frustrating and alot of wasted time.Sheri Fenleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720122119370691488noreply@blogger.com