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.
November 18 – Don’t let ancestral nicknames – such as Beth,
Bess, Betty, Liz or Lizbeth for Elizabeth – trip you up. Broaden your online
searches to include nicknames or just a first initial.
Also think about abbreviated names such as Jas for James or
Chas for Charles. Plus, I noticed some women in my family started using their
middle name as an adult. For example, I have an Elizabeth as a young girl and
Harriet Elizabeth as an adult.
Remember to have fun and Just do Genealogy!
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