Who is up for a last-minute 30 x 30 challenge! There’s something about the beginning of September that feels like such a fresh start. It seems like a great time for a 30 x 30 challenge. Who would like to join me for some daily research (or organizing or doing whatever you want to commit to)? We typically commit to 30 minutes for 30 days, though your goal can be whatever you want.
Because of all that’s going on in my life, I haven’t been doing much genealogy research. I can now share that we experienced a life changing event: my husband had a heart transplant on July 29. He came home from the hospital on August 27 and my role now is primarily that of caregiver. Actually, that just means I’m fetching stuff for him, reminding him to take his meds, accompanying him on walks and generally being encouraging. He’s doing quite well.
Now that Barry is out of the hospital, I have more time at home and I would like to focus my 30 x 30 challenge on my genealogy paper files. I don’t have a lot of them, but I did move all of them in June without going through them. So this month my goal is go through all the files (they fit in one file box) and scan those for which I don’t already have digital copies. I intend to keep very few, if any. I’ll do it 30 days in a row, unless I finish the project before then.
If you’d like to participate, just comment below. I’ll post a mid-month check in to see how it’s going for everyone and then we’ll wrap up at the end of the month.
Oh yes!! I’m in!!
Oh good!
Me too!!
Yay, welcome!
I’m so glad your husband is at home & on the mend. Congratulations!
Count me in also! Looking forward to it.
Thanks so much. Welcome to the challenge!
Count me in. I plan to focus on using AI in a mini project following the RLP process.
So glad hubby is on the mend. He obviously has a wonderful caregiver.
That sounds like an interesting project, Gwen! Thanks for your kind words.
Definitely in for the month – thanks for sharing your energy
Excellent, Antoinette!
I’m in too. So glad your husband is doing well.
Thanks so much, Cheryl. Glad you’re joining the challenge!
Glad your husband is home and on the mend. I am in for September. Still trying to finish finding my ancestors in the 1790 – 1810 census. The 1820 – 1840 census was an interesting exercise. Frustrating but interesting.
Good luck with those censuses, Jerry! Glad to have you in the challenge.
I would love to do this, I really need something to get me moving on my genealogy projects as I have been procrastinating on them.
I am happy to hear that your hubby is doing well! Sending digital hugs to you and your family!
Thanks so much! I hope you find the challenge helpful!
I need to work on my lines. I wish you well and your husband a rapid recovery.
Thanks so much!
I haven’t done anything all summer. This is a great motivator. Glad your husband is doing well.
Happy to be a motivator! Wishing you a great challenge!
So happy to read about your husband and that he is doing well! I can’t even imagine…I am in! Paperwork to go through…
Glad you’re in! I hope the challenge has been helpful!
I’ve connected with a relative and we are trying to straighten out some of the children.
That’s exciting!
Another question came up on another ancestor. I need to review OLD correspondence and see what I might have missed years ago.
Coming in a little late retired in June and hoping to chip away at projects
That have been piling up.
Congratulations on your retirement! I hope the challenge helps you chip away at those projects.