A
year ago I wrote this list of research goals. Before writing a 2013 list I need
to evaluate my progress and results from this list.
1.
I will concentrate my genealogy research on my
mother’s family, broadening my knowledge of the Coyle, Mullane, Brady and
English families in Ireland and the Gardner family in Austria.
[Partly done. I did concentrate on the Irish families but did
not follow up on the Gardner family in Austria. They will need to be on my 2013
list.]
2.
Once again I will look through my Nana’s old
trunk, my paper & computer files and my photographs for any clues I may
have over looked in the past. [Done. I love looking through my Nana’s trunk on
a rainy or snowy afternoon. It is the closest I can come to a visit with my
beloved Nana.]
3.
In order to expand my Irish research I will
organize my current findings with a timeline for each family & a list of
findings & a list of questions still to be answered. [Done. There are still
more questions to be answered but I know what direction I am moving in.]
4.
This winter I will visit the Family History
Library in Salt Lake City, Utah and search by names and locations for my
mother’s family. I have never been there so I plan to research how things work
there so I can get the most out of my time. [Done. I went to Utah in March.
I found very limited information on my mother’s family but found many resources
for my father’s family. I want to go back and do more. Read my posts on that Utah trip.]
5.
This summer I will go to Ireland and walk where
my Irish ancestors walked: going to County Tipperary where the Mullanes lived
and to County Cavan where the Coyles lived. Hopefully, the above goals will
show me more precisely where I should when I get to Ireland. [Done. I went to Ireland
in April. My daughter and I had great adventures. I walked in my ancestor’s
footsteps.Read my posts from that adventure. I want to go back with my other daughter.]
6.
In the fall I will organize and write my
findings. I plan to publish a book on my
mother’s family but that will probably happen in 2013. [I did not get this far.
After the holidays and a trip in January, I need to do this!]
7.
All along the way I will use my blog and my
website to share my findings and my questions with my family. [Done but not
over!]
Writing
down these goals helped me to clarify the direction my genealogy was headed in
2012. It also shows me where I need to begin my 2013 goals.