I had such a great time talking with Stacy Julian, family historian, teacher, writer and podcaster on the most recent episode her podcast Exactly Enough Time.
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I’m really excited because this weekend I’m launching a new Orderly Roots Guide. These guides are modeled after the Organizing Guides that I’ve written for the public and my Insider’s Guides for New Organizers. All three series of guides offer concise, cut-to-the-chase information on topics I find to be of interest. They’re a low-cost way to tap into my expertise.
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Amy Johnson Crow, a well-known genealogist, blogger and speaker, is one of my favorite genealogy luminaries. She offers fabulous advice. And I’m delighted to call her my friend.
So I was thrilled when Amy asked me to be a guest on her podcast, Generations Cafe. She and I had a great discussion about downsizing and figuring out what to let go of—both our own items and those of our parents. As genealogists we are both very sensitive to the value that family possessions might (or might not) have for future generations, which can make downsizing especially tricky. I was able to share my perspective as someone who’s spent a lot of time helping people let go of stuff.
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As regular readers of this blog know, I’m a genealogy enthusiast. I love genealogy so much—and so enjoy organizing my genealogy research—that three years ago I created a blog called Organize Your Family History.
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On June 14, 2012, I started Organize Your Family History, a blog that marries my love for organizing with my love for genealogy research. I’m really enjoying writing this blog, because it helps me (and, I hope, others) get past the overwhelmed feeling that genealogy can sometimes generate. It also helps me think about how I can organize my research to keep me more focused and happy.
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I’m leaving today for Independence, Missouri, to do research at the Midwest Genealogy Center, part of the Mid-Continent Public Library. I’ve been doing almost all of my genealogy research at home on my computer and I’ve decided it’s time to branch out and look for documents not available on the internet.
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Like millions of others around the world, I love doing family history research. Sometimes friends will ask what is it about genealogy that turns me on so much. I think it boils down to this:
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I wrote this post in July of 2012 and it still rings true. When the fun or rewarding parts of life become just aspirations, rather than reality, we miss out. The special project that I referred to at the end of this post was my blog, Organize Your Family History that I debuted that summer. It has provided lots of motivation for me to pursue my genealogy research!
For more than ten years, I’ve been interested in doing family history research. I would dip my toe in the water every now and then, but would get overwhelmed and withdraw it. Mostly, I just didn’t feel I had the time to do it properly. So I didn’t do it at all.
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For the last three months, I’ve been using (and enjoying) Springpad, the personal-organizer app. I’ve accessed it daily, either from my desktop, iPad or iPhone (often all three in the course of day). I wanted to share here how I’m using it and why I like it so much.
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A year ago today, I posted my first post on Organize Your Family History. I’d purchased the domain some years before and finally figured what to do with it.
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Ten months ago, on June 14, 2012, I started a second blog, Organize Your Family History. It emerged from my interest in genealogy research and my desire to find a way to integrate my passion for this hobby with my organizing business. (One way I’ve done that is to introduce The Heirloom Explorer package
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As I’ve mentioned here before, I’ve been lucky enough to finally have the time to pursue one of my interests, family history research.
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As I revealed earlier this week, I’m really getting into my genealogy research. Exploring my family history is loads of fun and, so far, I’ve been able to do most of it sitting at my computer.
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Last week, I wrote blogged about making time for the things you love and I mentioned that the thing I’m finding time for is family history research.
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For more than ten years, I’ve been interested in doing family history research. I would dip my toe in the water every now and then, but would get overwhelmed and withdraw it. Mostly, I just didn’t feel I had the time to do it properly. So I didn’t do it at all.
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A census of the United States population has been conducted every year since 1790. The census results are full of great information, both on the population in general and on individual residents.
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