The Year Ahead – July 6

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.

July 6 – Attend summer school at Family Tree University  https://store.familytreemagazine.com/family-tree-magazine/courses/

I am a firm supporter of learning new skills where genealogy is involved. However, before signing up for something that requires a fee, please make sure you are ready to take the class. With many offerings that are free out there, please explore those options before throwing down money for learning. I have taken various classes over the years and I did learn many new skills. Some of these classes were paid classes and some were free. I have found that before I took any paid class, I made sure I had the time to devote to the class and I was at a skill level to understand the material being taught.

Once I signed up for a year subscription of Webinars from a company that offers many free webinars. After the first showing of the webinar it is still free for about a week. However, subscription users had access to syllabus. I found that I didn’t utilize that service as much as I should had. I did get the subscription at a sale price, but I felt that I hadn’t thought it all the way through and really didn’t have the time needed to devote to that subscription. There have been years, where my genealogy goals for the year, involved learning new skills. However, my current goals are more about finishing certain projects. I do try to watch a webinar here and there throughout the month.

Remember to have fun and Just do Genealogy!