Debbie said: "... just work at your own pace and focus on whatever part of the research you find the most enjoyable." This is the most important ENJOY it, do not feel that you are under pressure to do anything in a given timescale. I find I put myself under enough time pressure without letting myself think that the Guild is putting me under any more <grin>. ENJOY. -----Original Message----- From: goons-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:goons-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Debbie Kennett via Sent: 16 November 2014 17:32 To: 'Neil Hartwell'; goons@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [G] Hartwell ONS - starting from scratch Neil Welcome to the Guild. You've already been given some good advice. I would also recommend that you download a copy of the Members' Handbook so that you have it handy on your PC or mobile device. This will also make it easier for you to click through to all the links. You can download the handbook in a variety of formats from this link: http://www.one-name.org/members/MembersHandbook.html There are are some useful members' checklists in the handbook (starting on page 20 in the PDF version). On the final page (page 35 in the PDF) there is a very helpful one-name study plan. I would suggest that you start by looking at the distribution of your surname and getting some idea of its frequency. You can find lots of useful links here: http://www.isogg.org/wiki/Surname_mapping Otherwise you should just work at your own pace and focus on whatever part of the research you find the most enjoyable. You've already made an excellent start by setting up your profile page! Best wishes Debbie Kennett http://cruwys.blogspot.com http://one-name.org/name_profile/cruwys http://www.familytreedna.com/public/CruwysDNA _____________________________________________ RootsWeb lists - surnames, regions, software, etc http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GOONS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message