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Let’s do a September 30 x 30 challenge!

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I apologize for my absence over the last few weeks. My father, Gene Adams, who was just three weeks shy of his 92nd birthday, passed away on 20 August 20 2022. I am still in Walla Walla, Washington, handling arrangements. The memorial service will be held on 1 September 2022 (we waited until my brother could get here from Australia).

I can think of no better way to honor him than by focusing on researching his family in September. It will be a great way for me to get back into the swing of genealogy research, after work- and family-related interruptions. And it will keep him present in my life on a daily basis (not that he wouldn’t be otherwise).

So I’m committing to doing 30 minutes of genealogy research a day for 30 days. I probably won’t start until September 3, because I’ll be flying back to St. Louis on the September 2. Would you like to join me? If so, please comment below. I find these challenges to be a great way to keep me focused on my research.

June 30 x 30 challenge mid-month check in!

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It’s the middle of our 30 x 30 challenge. How’s it going? I started out with a bang but haven’t been able to prioritize daily research, unfortunately, in the last week or so. I researched daily the first week, but only twice the second.

I’ve decided to I’m cut myself some slack, rather than throw in the towel. I have a really busy client week coming up and that will make it hard to research every day for 30 minutes. So I’ve shifted my goal for the rest of the month to researching for a total of four hours.

How about you? If you joined the challenge, please let us know in the comments how you’re doing with it!

Join me for a June 30 x 30 challenge?

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May was brutal for me in terms of being able to do genealogy research. I had so many family obligations (among my living family members) that I couldn’t pay any attention to my deceased family members! But I really want to get some family history exploration done this month, so I’m having a 30 x 30 challenge. In addition to reacquainting myself with my family tree, I hope to be sifting through the boxes I sent myself last month from my father’s and aunt’s homes after they moved. In June, I plan to focus on the documents, putting the photos aside for later.

How about you? Would you like to join me for a 30 x 30 challenge? I am committing to spending an average of 30 minutes a day for the next 30 days on genealogy research and organizing. I want to at least something each day (even if it’s not a full 30 minutes) because I find daily effort so valuable in getting back into the swing of things. I’ll be keeping a spreadsheet and I’ll be really happy if I log 900 minutes (15 hours) over the course of the month. Actually, I’ll be happy if I do something every day, even if it doesn’t add up to 15 hours.

If you’d like in on the challenge, just say so in the comments. Mid-month, I’ll post an update post on my progress and invite you to share yours.

March 30 x 30 challenge starts tomorrow!

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I wanted to give you a one day heads up that I’m starting another 30 x 30 challenge. For the month of March, I encourage you to join me in committing to doing 30 minutes of genealogy research (or organizing or whatever you want to do) each day for 30 days.

I’ve decided that I’m going to spend my 30 x 30 challenge taking RootsTech classes. RootsTech 2022 starts on March 3 but until then I can watch RootsTech 2021 classes. As I wrote in last week’s post, I’m disappointed with myself that I didn’t watch more RootsTech 2021 classes in the year between the two virtual conferences.

My plan is to take at least one class per day, more if they’re short. I hope to spend at least 30 minutes a day watching RootsTech classes. I think this will be a great way for me to make sure I take advantage of at least some of the great education offered!

Please let me know in the comments if you’re interested in joining this month’s challenge. It doesn’t have to be about RootsTech–it can be about anything genealogy related that works for you!