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From: "KT." <>
Subject: Re: TMG-L: Getting Started
Date: Fri, 1 Oct 1999 16:09:09 -0400


Couldn't agree with you more. I have the same concerns, have read the
manuals, and the help sites (Lee Hoffman's is wonderful) but so much of
it is still mysterious. Am afraid I'm going to really mess up and have
to start over again.

KT.

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve & Sue <>
To: <>
Date: Thursday, September 30, 1999 10:53 PM
Subject: TMG-L: Getting Started


>
>
>> As earlier reported, I have the same source citation 16 times in a
row -
>no
>> citation details added.
>> #1 - full citation
>> #2-8 ibid
>> #9 short citation (death for Johann)
>> #10-15 ibid
>> #16 short citation (birth for Franz)
>> Donna Przecha
>
>
>Hi all,
>
>I'm loving all the possibilites TMG is going to provide when I know
what I'm
>doing but emails like the snippet above are scaring the life out of
me. :-)
>Most of the time I've got no idea what you are talking about.
>
>You guys gave me some help over the last couple of day (and thanks big
time
>for that) but I'm curious how everyone got started. Is it just a
matter of
>diving in the deep end (after going through tutorial and getting a bit
of an
>idea about it all)? Are there any TMG how to books?
>
>I'm really worried about going in without enough of an understanding
of what
>I'm doing and then in a few months time finding that I stuffed heaps
of
>things up. I waded into FTM without much general genealogy knowledge
and
>I've got heaps to sort out as I move across to TMG. The plan is to
re-enter
>everything and source it as I go but I'm still worried that I don't
know
>enough to do it properly.
>
>Any suggestions would be most greatfully received,
>Sue.
>
>
>
>
>
>
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