Fresh Start - Week One.
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I first started researching my ancestors and those of my husband in 1995. In the past 25 years, a lot
has changed. I have pages and pages of old census records, and many pages from the early startup of Ancestry. I have bookshelves full of old genealogy "how-to" books , where the information is now readily available on line. Over 100 white notebooks fill two bookcases, all labeled with the surnames of our families. And in the closets are boxes and boxes of information, most labeled with family name but many boxes with a mixture of family papers. Research has become so easy, and as we all know, it is tempting and almost inevitable that we will go "down the rabbit hole" chasing peripheral relatives, or looking at the same information over and over. Much more fun than organizing what you've already accumulated.
However, there comes a time, and particularly as we get older, we must think of what our children
or surviving spouse will do with all that material. It's time to put it in order. And that's what a
fresh start will mean to me. I look forward to keeping a commitment to not only writing this blog, but making progress toward having things in order. I won't state a goal right now - it is a daunting task. But it's time to start.
I have a twitter account but have never used it. I will post the hashtag here, but have no concept of where that will lead! #52ancestors.
https:www.travelingthroughtime.blogspot.com
I first started researching my ancestors and those of my husband in 1995. In the past 25 years, a lot
has changed. I have pages and pages of old census records, and many pages from the early startup of Ancestry. I have bookshelves full of old genealogy "how-to" books , where the information is now readily available on line. Over 100 white notebooks fill two bookcases, all labeled with the surnames of our families. And in the closets are boxes and boxes of information, most labeled with family name but many boxes with a mixture of family papers. Research has become so easy, and as we all know, it is tempting and almost inevitable that we will go "down the rabbit hole" chasing peripheral relatives, or looking at the same information over and over. Much more fun than organizing what you've already accumulated.
However, there comes a time, and particularly as we get older, we must think of what our children
or surviving spouse will do with all that material. It's time to put it in order. And that's what a
fresh start will mean to me. I look forward to keeping a commitment to not only writing this blog, but making progress toward having things in order. I won't state a goal right now - it is a daunting task. But it's time to start.
I have a twitter account but have never used it. I will post the hashtag here, but have no concept of where that will lead! #52ancestors.
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