Happy New Year 2016

Photo by Midge Frazel, 2016

With a new year comes new ideas and improvements on old ones. I am developing a new approach this year for a special project that I have been trying to get done for the five years since I moved to my new condo. It is beginning to be a struggle to manage new family information and still be devoted to my gravestone work.

I have given up my membership in the APG as I am now a retired professional genealogist. It is an organization that has given me new friends and a lot of support and is well worth the membership fee. I am continuing my memberships in the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists and the Rhode Island Genealogical Society and as those organizations continue to grow and improve they will be beneficial to my research.

I am a Find My Past Ambassador along with many other genealogists who blog so I am hope to spend more time searching for things to help my personal work as well as report on things that help others who read my blogs.

I also hope to help my fellow genealogists stay organized and use technology effectively in their work. This will take a lot of caffeine, I am sure. I am reading Thomas MacEntee's new workbook for the revamped and improved 12 month Genealogy Do-Over and Kerry Scott's How to Use Evernote for Genealogy to start my year. Stay safe this New Year's and enjoy your long weekend.

Did you see my new paper planner?