Review of 2013 Genealogy Goals; setting new ones for 2014

Reviewing my accomplishments this year it was evident that making local history available to genealogists was a main goal, one in which I will continue into the new year. I will also concentrate on finishing the Tucker Family monograph.

2013 Accomplishments:

1.    Attended the New England Regional Genealogical Conference in Manchester, NH;

2.    Blog posting of family information;

3.    Digitized thousands of City of Fredericksburg, VA marriage records encompassing years 1995-1955. These records available online include parents’ names, mother’s maiden name, occupation, race, and marital status (single, divorced, etc.), supporting documentation scanned as part of file - a goldmine of information;

4.    Digitizing photo archive for Historic Fredericksburg Foundation, Inc.;

5.   Published polio article from blog post in Ithaca Journal;

6.   Web site development and management, support of spring genealogy series for the Fredericksburg Regional Genealogical Society;

7.   Progress on Agard family line;

8.   Manage Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness on Genealogy Club of Newtown site;

9.   Transcribed diaries of Jessie Tucker Agard;

10.  Started monograph of the Tucker family of Enfield, New York;

11.  Indexed monograph of the Cutter Family of Elkhart, Indiana.

2014 Genealogy goals:

1.   Finish Tucker monograph;

2.   Attend NGS Conference in Richmond;

3.   Continue supporting HFFI through file management and photo archive project;

4.   Continue management and content addition to FRGS website;

5.   Continue digitizing marriage licenses for City of Fredericksburg;

6.   Finish transcribing diaries of Jessie Tucker Agard

7.   Continue blog posts;

8.   Continue Random Acts support for Genealogy Club of Newtown