52 Ancestors – WEEK 52 – Resolution
By Cynthia Keefer Patton
Here we are at the end of this year's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge. I feel good about my participation. I ended up posting 27 blogposts. I learned a lot. I cried a lot. I had to think twice about what I posted taking into consideration of living relatives.
I definitely expanded my research. I reached a larger audience of genealogy clients and friends. I am happy I have left albeit a small footprint in the forever web of stories. I hope they still exist in some form 50 years from now, but who knows. Where were we 50 years ago in terms of the types of media we used to share our stories?
My resolution for the year 2025 is to continue this journey, but with a little moderation. I will pick my favorite prompt each month and write 12 blogposts.
My second resolution is to shift away from client work and focus on my own family story--making me the client.
My third resolution is to continue seeking ways to preserve and share our family stories with repositories and historical societies in the areas that our family came from.
My wish for everyone is a Happy and Prosperous New Year and much success in tracing your family roots and telling their remarkable stories.
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