The Year Ahead – October 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.

October 9 – Frame an old record about some’s ancestor, then give it to them. The gift might pique their interest.

I like doing this for my half-siblings. I have given them Christmas gifts that pertain to their Father’s Ancestry, my mother’s first husband. It’s nice when my nieces and nephews know about these items. When my eldest brother died a couple of years ago, my only desire was that these items were kept in the family. My niece, his daughter said to me “Of course, and she took the items home”.

Remember to have fun and Just do Genealogy!