March 5 - do some fantasy book shopping.

March 5 – Do some fantasy book shopping on sites such as Amazon.com www.amazon.com . List tomes you want on Family Tree Magazine’s downloadable Book Wish List.

Today I taught my biggest genealogy class to date with 9 students. I taught “Finding your Roots Online”, a class that covers Google’s search tips, along with Ancestry.com and where to find vital records. I closed the four hour class with genealogy software. I’m a firm believer that there is no ideal software package for everyone, since we all think a little different. I always recommend that people try the software before buying. Tomorrow will be my last class until Fall.

March 4 - What'll happen to your research when you're gone?

March 4 – What’ll happen to your research when you’re gone? Arrange to leave it to a relative or a historical society.

Not only make arrangements, but you need to let your spouse or whoever is your next of kin. Just like being an organ donor, you need to let family members know. If you don’t know who might be going through your stuff, leave a note or will and be specific. I found out my cousin threw out all the personal belonging for his father, (my uncle) because he was adopted and didn’t want it and didn’t know who might. I was devastated!