What I now do is record all my 'wants' on the plan page of FTM. This is FTM 2010 but I guess most family history programmes have something similar?
When I enter a new 'to do' task I write down who it is, what I want and most importantly why I want it in the description field. In the category/location field I have set up individual RO/Archive names so I can select the relevant one from the edit box for that person.
This means that when I have the chance to visit somewhere I just look down the category/location column on the task page and can easily identify my wants.
I have found it works for me after years of trying notebooks, index cards and (bad) memory!
Chris
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