UNDERSTANDING THE INTENT OF ANY DOCUMENT

                                 Transcribed From My Writings on Reflections at Work in Jan 2014

The intent of a document is critical to understanding it.  Only so much can be inferred by the reader.  Beyond that, the designer of the template must include his or her specific intent textually somewhere within the document.  Whether he or she chooses to make this statement of intent visible to the naked eye is entirely up to the designer.  Beware of white of near white text since it can be sifted through via click and drag or Optical Character Recognition (OCR) programs’ detection abilities.

Some Key Questions to Ask when Reviewing Any Document:

Q1.  Why was this document generated?

Q2.  What agency or organization generated this particular version of this document?

Q3.  Is this version of the document possibly a copy and or altered?

Q4.  What benefit could be gained by altering and/or copying this particular document?

i.e;  Any DD Form 214 clearly states that it is for official discharge from United States Military Service using a template that clarifies all of the particulars of the listed service member’s time in that specified branch.  Recent versions have a particular anti-alteration background for sections of the document that might be used for nefarious benefits eligibility so they require verification of the member’s copy to the government filed original prior to issuance of such benefits.    

I see I now have 25 blog followers!  Thank you all for reading my fairly sparse posts here - I hope to improve my frequency once better paying work can be acquired as you can surely understand.

 - Eric

Balancing your time is a challenge as a creative genealogist!

• You need time to research
• You need time to create
• You need time to network on-line
• You need time to network offline
• You need to work and pay the bills until your genealogy ideas can support you
• You need to continue learning new applications and tips
• You need to branch into other related fields
• You need to somehow find a few hours to sleep each day!

No wonder we feel so spread out most days!

Since I am feeling transcendental today:

Beware when God lets loose the Great Thinker on the earth for then all things are at risk... @ H.D. Thoreau

Very well then I contradict myself. @ W. Whitman

Have a great weekend!  - Eric/ Genedocs Founder

As rootstech 2014 wraps up today and the endorphin of all the fortunate attendees race wildly winding down after three days in genealogy euphoria, I have resumed blogging and welcome everyone to share this blog as the Opportunity Series begins.  Over 880 genealogy minded friends and family members have been reached on Facebook through the Genedocs Enhancements profile and everyone keeps loving it more and more that FREE templates that have been improved by someone who has sauntered through the trenches of tough research.  I am delighted to help as always, but must begin to focus on the business opportunity Genedocs presents...while the National Archives supports our small family, the bills have out grown it and we as degree holding Americans simply must earn a better living.

    I vow to keep the Forms Library FREE.

    I vow to add new Bonus and Series templates as time allows.

    I vow to not stop loving my family and working on my family tree.



   You can find the amazing stories of your family with only a little time and effort.


Have a phenomenal Valentines Day, February, tax filing season ;-) and 2014!

Preparing My Military Service Book as Rootstech 2014 Commences.

I am gladly knee deep in formatting my latest work for publication which should have been done a good while ago - preserving my own military service legacy in a written work.  It's hard not to specialize in military research after you have served and have so many family members who have not served.

     I know the cover isn't to rich on graphics and I have an idea for a relevant background image or two that would draw viewers in, but the writing is going really well within.  I am amazed at the number of names my brain can still recall - and a few that it is surprisingly struggling with!  It wasn't quite a lifetime ago (the 90's) but it is becoming more an more history each day that we don't preserve it.  Remembering how much easier it was just to find employment back then is truly remarkable compared to 2014 for most people even with degrees!  May America triumph over these tough times as well.

   Oh, also the table of contents aren't to exciting, but here is a shot of that as well:

Wishing I was at rootstech again, but I still keep very busy here with so much to do at home.
as always thanks for reading and remember to tell your military family members to record their stories too and soon before most is forgotten.

My Amazing Great Grandparents # 8 - 15

My research began with a fascinating great grandparent responsible for granting us the Jelle name after travelling from Norway in 1882 so why not pay tribute to all of my great grandparents?

#8 Jacob H Jelle: (Dad at left with Jake seated (after 1932))

Jake was a brick mason in the Garretson, SD area who came to America in 1882 from Odda, Hardanger, Norway.  He and two wives brought up 9 kids from three marriages. He lived near in MN near the SD border for many years prior to moving to Garretson and remarrying his brother's widow.

Inger and Jake in 1884 - likely Wedding portrait together

#9 Inger Oliner Olson: 

Great grandma Inger has a really short life passing from TB at age 30.  She was from Malselv, troms, Norway and they likely met on the ship.  Her legacy was three healthy sons.

#10 John Martin Nelson:

Martin as he was referred to was another ancestor who traveled from Denmark to the US with his whole family.  he farmed a fraction on the MN Sd border for years and years.

#11 Victor Gustaf Edlund:

Victor is yet another emigrant ancestor who came from Hogsby and Gotteborg to New York.  He ran his own hamburger shop in El Campo, TX

#12 Bertha M Tucker 

Bertha was mother of eight kids with Victor.

#14 John T Dawes  - Postmaster murdered in Crockett, TX

#15 Johnnie A Gause

Johnnie was a remarkable widow raising eight children mostly by herself after husband J. T. was murdered.

Happy 2014 Genedocs followers and new viewers!

Thank you all for keeping an eye on my blog when I am so rarely here.  Perhaps 2014 will allow more time for blogging.

Facebook note - I just added to the Genedocs Successes blog thanks to at least 22 folks from the Organized Genealogist page friending me after a few friendly sample image posts - who you guys and gals are hungry for better looking and functioning research, charting, and legacy preservation tools as well!

That is fine because I am usually quite happy to share!

I raise my cup to you with a big smile!    Thanks to each of you for making a little but important difference!

Here's to a bright New Year!!!