Countdown to RootsTech 2022
Mark your Calendar for RootsTech 2022 – A FREE virtual event coming on March 3-5. Register today! …
Transcription Tuesday
Our Transcription Tuesday blog posts highlight many of the aspects of transcriptions encountered in research projects.…
Transcription Tuesday – Indexing Project
The FamilySearch: Italian Genealogical Word List is an excellent tool to assist you with your Italian transcriptions. …
Heritage, Families, Stories
We wish you success for whatever project you are working on this month. Check out our scheduled courses and see which ones will be beneficial to your research. Register and start today, or schedule them for a future date. Happy Researching!…
Genealogical Education Goals
Most of the major holiday celebrations are coming to a close. Perhaps you were fortunate enough to have opportunity to visit with family, and even to interview some of your family members, or browse through family photos. Be sure to record any family stories you were able to discover over this holiday season, as well as recording your own annual memories. It certainly was another year to remember! Now it is time to get ready to plan for new genealogical adventures. What do you hope to discover? Do you have a research focus? Making Realistic Genealogical Goals is key to successful research, both in the short term, and with long lasting rewards. Knowing what you want to accomplish is not enough. You need to make definite plans. Are you planning to apply to a lineage society? Do you need to get your files and documents organized? Implement a system that works for you. Have you lost where you left off in your research? Review the notes for your findings and make a proper Research Plan. Forgot where you found that information? Be sure to always cite your sources at the time of the discovery in order to review your work and make sure you will be able to find that source again. At a time when the accessibility of many repositories is uncertain, and possibly closed to in-person visits, work on what you can achieve at home and stay organized. Make a detailed list of what has been left undone and needs…