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Ackworth School, Family dogs, Family History Month, Leon Kroll, Mills, Oliver, Organization, Sheely
Oh, my! Family History Month is here, and I need to send my intentions out into the universe. I have eleven–count ’em–unfinished drafts of blog posts and lots of other family history projects in mid-stream. I’ve taken several research trips and have information to organize. Lots to do!
I’ve just commited to Janine Adams’s 30 x 30 challenge to spend 30 minutes on genealogy research every day this month. That should help, but I need to focus! I have to confess that I’m a bit of a magpie when it comes to family history projects. Oh, look! A shiny thing! Let me play with Ackworth School, Yorkshire records for awhile. Wait–there’s an Ozarks Genealogical Society?! Or maybe I should do a post about my 3rd great aunt and the Hawaiian Mission in the 19th century. This might be a good time to join the Caithness Family History Society and explore those Oliver family roots. Or maybe I’ll look at family paintings. A blog post about all the dogs in our family would be fun, too!
So how do you stay focused in your family research? And what will you do to celebrate Family History month? So many stories to find; so many stories to share!
This post is a participant in The Genealogy Blog Party: Celebrating Family History Month.
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Hi Kim, Great Stuff! Look forward to more from the Magpie! Cheers, Haden Haden P. Gerrish, Esq. Gerrish Law Office 155 Fleet Street Portsmouth, NH 03801 603-203-3003 Cell603-766-0401 Fax gerrishlaw@yahoo.com
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Thanks, Haden! But how to choose?
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Great post and great idea. I will do my best to spend 30 minutes a day for the month doing genealogy. But how to keep on track I have no suggestions.
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Thanks! It’s always a challenge, isn’t it? Have fun!
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Enjoyed this post! I actually calendar my research which forces me to focus. That also applies to paid assignments as I have never had one a day late.
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Thank you! Your scheduled approach makes perfect sense, and occasionally I try that with some success. But, oh those lovely rabbit holes and pretty little distractions are tempting!
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You do have a lot of projects on the burner. I love Janine Adams’ 30 x 30 challenges to keep me on task.
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I have never heard of the 30 x 30 Challenge. I may have to look into that! A lot of my stuff is in boxes that are still packed until we finish some remodeling. So, I am definitely a magpie at the moment: whatever shiny new thing catches my eye! Lol I wish I had any tips for you, but I need them for myself!
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Boxes make it harder to keep on task, and those sparkly things get me every time!
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Haha, great post and great idea! And yes, it is so hard to stay focused sometimes,especially when I have down time for my own family tree, without a real objective! 😉 Haha, I’ve been referred to as Dug, the dog in the Disney movie, Up many times, and from many people, as Dug is easily distracted, especially by squirrels, AKA: “shiny things”! 😉
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Thanks, Diane! This post was from 2 years ago, and I’m embarrassed to admit that my draft blog posts are now up from 11 to 19. But I did finally join the Caithness Family History Society, and I finished that post about family dogs this week, so that’s something…
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