Using notes

[Tacitus]

How do people use the research log in Reunion? At present I create a 'date/location tab' each time, but have often wondered if there is a limit on how many 'tabs' can be created and how many words each may contain.

Are there any other ways of creating research notes?

[BL Samuel]

Hi Tacitus. As you gather information or evidence about an ancestor, and have assessed whether or not that information, or "source" does pertain to a specific individual or event, you should enter into your log a description of the source, date found, where that source can be assessed, etc. Your log serves as a record of your research findings, and perhaps your Table of Contents for all the info you've gathered for an individual. For more on sources, I refer you to "Evidence Explained," by Elizabeth Shown Mills.
Research notes are certainly part of your log too, as in gathering the research, you evaluate it's connection to your relative...or not (negative findings should be recorded too.)

[Derrick]

I use them to remember repetitive work; if I have a set of images in a database or microfilm, or a set of dates, I'll record which dates or images I have reviewed so I can come back later and not repeat myself. This kind of works is not specific to a person; I leave notes for individuals under the relevant person.