This experience made me realize that I need to have all my cousin contacts in one convenient (and completely private) document. So I've set up a personal table of Cousin Connections with three columns, as shown above. I'm listing my cousins in alphabetical order, including the exact relationship along with the name. In the second column, I'm typing as much contact info as I know. The third column is for notes, as the sample shows.
Private means private. When I'm lucky enough to be connected with newfound cousins, I carefully ask permission before handing out any relative's contact info, and I always follow both people's wishes regarding privacy. After all, they're family.
PS: This is my 700th genealogy blog post! So many ancestors, so many cousins, so little time.
Another great idea!! Thanks for sharing. :)
ReplyDeleteDana, I'm so glad you visited and left me a comment. Happy ancestor hunting!
DeleteThis is a wonderful idea Marian. I find myself searching back in my email to remember these contacts. Thanks for sharing.
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Nancy, I really appreciate your comment. Thanks!
DeleteMarian, that is a great idea. I have some index cards with notes but they need updating.
ReplyDeleteColleen, whatever system works for you! After I updated my cousin contact list, I put a copy into my old-fashioned, handwritten address book for handy reference :)
DeleteGreat suggestion! I really need to do this. I have addresses here and there.
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for visiting and commenting, Michelle! I just followed your blog...I'd like to follow along on your genealogy adventures.
DeleteMarian, you have given me some wonderful ideas from your blog and this is another good one! Thank you for sharing your methods of keeping up with all this data! I had attempted to track my cousin contact info in my genealogy database, but I think this would be better method to have them all in one place! Do you use it to track all cousin contacts, or just those doing/sharing genealogy interests with you?
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