Working The Finally Get Organised List–Week 4

 

Task 1 Volunteer at FamilySearch Indexing.

Translation of Task – Get involved
Adaptation of Task – This is something that I would dearly love to do, however I already do quite a lot of transcribing on TROVE which I feels help me pay back to the community, it also allows the wider genealogical community great access to this large Australian Newspaper Data base as correcting the OCR increases accessibility.
Completion of Task – I have chosen to continue transcribing and correcting TROVE as my contribution
Reflection on Task – Once this and the Genealogical Do Over have been completed in 2016 I hope to have a little more disposable research time – my goal is then to start participating in the FamilySearch Indexing project focusing on Australian records.
 

Task 2. Learn to browse the image collections at FamilySearch.org .

Translation of Task – none required
Adaptation of Task - none required
Completion of Task – This is something that I always do
Reflection on Task – consulting the index does not reveal all the possible information that may be of value to your research.
 

Task 3. Create surname binders for yourself (if female) and your mother's maiden name, but leave them at that for the moment.

Translation of Task – Getting ready to repeat the same process for my father’s surname now for my mothers surname
Adaptation of Task - none required
Completion of Task – Done
Reflection on Task – here we go again.
 

Task 4. - Update your genealogy program to include your siblings

Translation of Task – Everything must be reflected in my genealogical program
Adaptation of Task - none required
Completion of Task – Already done

I create actual photograph album’s for both sides of my family, using the eldest living ancestor as the focus.  They document the life of the recipient with their own photos which they get to keep (after I have scanned it).  I usually give the final product to them on a significant birthday.  Thelma’s was given to her on her 80th birthday.  Since receiving the album I have updated it several times.  At the back of the album is all her descendants addresses and a list of all her descendants and their partners birthdays and year of birth.  This has helped me to keep abreast of the growing family.  And of course when I finish each update I also update my genealogical program.  It takes a bit of work but it’s part of the responsibility that goes with being recognized as the unofficial family historian.