The Year Ahead – April 28

In the January/February 2024 issue of Family Tree Magazine, they have introduced The Year Ahead, 366 genealogy tips will make 2024 your best research year yet by Lisa A Alzo. Lisa mapped out a day-by-day research plan.

April 28 – Organize any printed obituaries and funeral cards in your collection. Sort them by family, alphabetize them, and place them in clear sheet protectors.

In this digital age, you might want to organize your digital copies too. I have a genealogy folder in My Documents folder. Then I have a records subfolder in my Documents folder. In my records subfolder, I have subfolders that match my tree names. I have three main trees, my family, my half-siblings father’s family and my husband’s family. Under the tree folder, I have subfolders for document types, such as obituaries. Then in the obituaries folder, my obituaries are filed by the surname, first name and for females their maiden name, and their death date as DD Mon YYYY. This helps if people happen to have the same name.

So, as you are filing your printed obituaries and funeral cards, take a few moments and scan them first.

Remember to have fun and Just do Genealogy!