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It’s that time of year! Nearly all of the organizations that offer genealogy webinars have announced their 2022 schedule.
Here’s the rundown:
- Board for Certification of Genealogists (hosted by Family Tree Webinars)
- Florida State Genealogical Society (looks like they’re still working to get their schedule posted)
- Georgia Genealogical Society (looks like they’re still working to get their...
Every year I plan out a set of genealogy goals. It started as a genealogy blogger thing way back when, but it’s something I continue to do to help me decide what I want to work on for the year, and by posting it publicly I’m able hold myself accountable.
You can check out my 2022 goals on my personal genealogy blog here.
But, if you want to know how I set my goals, I encourage you to check out a podcast episode I did with Denys Allen of PA Ancestors. Plus, if you’re like me...
Not only am I celebrating the new year today, but I’m also celebrating the 1-year anniversary of the Genealogy Scavenger Hunt!
What is the Genealogy Scavenger Hunt?
Well, in May 2020 I decided to put together a week-long genealogy challenge to help my genealogy friends cope with the lockdown due to the pandemic. For each of the five days I put together a scenario and participants had to use the clues to find the records freely available online and then answer a set of questions....
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Organizing all of our genealogy "stuff" can be quite the challenge. In fact, it's the #1 area that genealogists struggle with (according to my informal poll). I get it! I consider myself a highly organized person, but I struggled for years trying to figure out a system for organizing both paper and digital genealogy files.
Since we're approaching a new year, I've seen a lot of genealogists setting goals to get...
Next week I am hosting a live webinar and you're invited!
In this free webinar I'll share with you the five things that truly transformed the way I research and have helped me solve many tricky research problems.
I'll show you:
- a simple but powerful way to immediately focus your research project
- my favorite tips for effective record analysis
- methods that will help you get and stay organized as you research
- strategies that will give you a big-picture view of your research project
- the benefits...
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