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WHAT A DIFFERENCE A WEEK MAKES!

 


Well, it's been about 8 days so I guess I didn't get as much done during the snow-in as I thought! 

Actually, the snow storm led to me being busier than I thought I would be. Almost 20 inches of snow and nothing to shovel it with. I was outside trying to clean my A/C unit off with just a broom and my legs to kick snow away from it. It was crazy! Getting the cars done was even worse but I'm glad I did it the very next day because it was a lot easier. 

That being said, I did have time to start doing some things and I encountered enough problems that I have now changed my plans quite a bit. First off, Family Search is out! I enjoy using it for records and it wasn't hard putting in for most of the living individuals but when it comes to my great-grandparents and -uncles and -aunts it is a nightmare. I would merge 2 identical profiles and then it would pop up another one to do. I'd do that one and then it would pop up another. I really don't want to spend my time trying to clean up their tree! 

My new plan is simple. I'm using Ancestry for now but I will be looking for something else that might be better and free, perhaps WikiTree. For now I will continue with my tree at Ancestry and I will most definitely keep my offline tree up to date. I think that will have to be my number one priority. I may not always be at Ancestry because I'm trying to retire and finances may not permit me to be able to continue there. I already know that Family Search will be good for records but I am not interested in trying to build a tree there. I'll look in to WikiTree and any others similar but I feel they won't be satisfactory because I've tried them in the past and let them go. 

My newest plan is to focus on my personal tree that is on my computer and making sure to keep all my records up to date in my digital file system. I will now begin to try to come up with some rules that will help me to be successful at that. 

Of course, I'll also be able to share my research here which will help me to have an online presence of some sort! 

Until next time, I will try to get those rules together. I already have an idea of what it will look like but I need to get it together and make it something that I can work with! 

Thanks again for stopping by, 

Ken


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