The Year Ahead – December 30

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.

December 30 – Out with the old, in with the new: Sort papers into Keep, Toss and Undecided piles. File the keepers, then delete duplicate computer files and unwanted messages.

This is a huge project for me. In fact, I will be giving this a bigger priority in the new year. I need to set aside one day a week in the coming year. It’s not a fun project, but a necessary project. It will give me a chance to revisit parts of my tree that I haven’t worked on in many years.

Don't forget those computer files. When I didn't have paid subscriptions, I use to access those websites during free weekends and saved files into "Working" folders on my computer. I also did scanning projects and placed them into the "Working" folder. I need to move them into one "Working" folder with subfolders for family branches.

Remember to have fun and Just do Genealogy!