The Year Ahead – April 9

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 9 – File any stray digital photos that are on your hard drive or desktop.

Have you developed a filing system? It doesn’t have to be complicated. In your pictures folder, you could have a genealogy subfolder for genealogy related photos. Have photos from various trips? Create a trip subfolder in your pictures folder and then under that folder, create another folder for the trip. For example, I took a trip to Alaska in May of 2022. Thus under my trips folder, I have one called. Alaska 2022 or perhaps you want it sorted by year, then call it 2022 Alaska.

Have you given your digital photos meaningful names? If the picture is of your daughter in 3rd grade, then label the picture with your daughter's name, such as last name, first name 3rd grade school picture. Do you know the year, then add that to the name too. Taking the few seconds now will make it easier in the long run to find that picture you might want to print out, share with family or friends, or even to add it to your genealogy software program. 

Have you thought about creating photobooks from your photos? If they are organized, tackling such a project will be so much easier.

Remember to have fun and Just do Genealogy!