We had a nice turnout for this month’s 30 x 30 challenge, based on the number people who commented that they were interested in joining. Now’s the time to report in: How did it go? Were you able to spend 30 minutes a day for 30 days on your genealogy? (Or did you meet a different goal that you set?)
I have to admit I didn’t make progress in digitizing my paper genealogy files. My extra time this month was focused on managing my iPhone’s photos, which is no small project. But my box of genealogy papers is really getting on my nerves and I hope to get to it soon.
Please let us know in the comments how your month was. I’d love to hear whether the challenge was helpful, even if you didn’t manage to get in 15 hours!
Well I got my files on the external hard drive. And in Dropbox, and I read and listened to a few podcasts, but I did not get a true 30 by 30. Next time!
Jannine, Thanks so much for offering this 30 x 30 challenge. I made progress with processing documents and then switched my time to the RLP 14-day Challenge. Today was day 11 0f 14. I will have a short rresearch report completed in 3 days. I plan to continue a personal 30 x 30 challenge through February.
PS I averaged 2 hours per day — need to keep up the momentum.
Overall I made my 30 minutes a day. I finished my 1810 census and I am working on the 1800 census. For a few of my ancestors who lived in KY and VA, I had to rely on the 1800 tax records. I hope to complete the 1800 and 1790 census in February. I did unexpectedly had a great find, thanks to Family Search. I knew my grandparents had divorced in the 1920’s and I had that as a to do item. Family Search informed me that some new documents were available concerning my grandparents and they had the divorce document on line. This was a little sad from a family standpoint, but a great find for genealogy purposes. Thanks for having the 30 day challenge.