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The "Down-Low" on "What's Up"!!                                               2016 09 01
On Target...Not So Much                                                            Published Monthly


Working The Plan...

It seems so simple. Even a trained ape could work your plan, right?
After all the planning time and pre-solving forseen obstacles, it should be a breeze.
Sometimes, despite our best efforts, the work is just plain tougher than we thought it would be.

Defining The Problem...
Well now that seems simple enough to do...
The work is much harder and takes longer than anticipated.

Have you ever noticed that in our dreams, we have a plan for every problem?
Life's just not like that in the real world. There's so much more to life under the surface.
In addition to the research work, there are timeframes, technical aspects,  and lost information!


What To Do... Re-Plan? Lower Standards? Work Harder?
A resounding noooooooooo! The plans have been laid for the purpose of attaining a certain goal.
The job takes whatever time the job takes. That's it, plain and simple. No if's, and's or but's.

In todays society we're governed far too much by "immediate gratification".
By lowering our standards, it seems obvious that a lesser quality product will emerge.

In reality, the only thing that changes is the awareness of what it takes to complete the task.
We "steer the course". As with any new venture, methods and abilities will improve with practice.


So What Does All That Mean?
Gathering information for a family tree is as simple as copy/paste.
Gathering credible information is something of a different matter altogether.

Many people see no reason to research something that's so widely published and accepted.
In genealogy terms, being wrong about just one parent means you'll be following the wrong bloodline.

In a nutshell, this means, getting the facts right is "Job 1". After that, do whatever you have time for.
It takes more than double the time to go back and re-do something, so less truely is more.


So Where Does This Leave Us?
The same place we've always been... At the start of a dream!
The goal or destination is the same as it's always been. The path is just clearer now.

New obstacles and hurdles are always a way of life.
The joy of an adventure is in the journey, not in the arrival.


Check The Family Tree Report and The Census Report for monthly updates-Try The Family Tree Demo
For independant searches, verifying your findings or census reprints the Census CD's are recomended.

When you're ready to add the support to do your own verifying, purchase the census files on CD's.
Because verifying is the key to accuracy, and accuracy is what makes your tree valid.
Good luck, have fun and enjoy!


Genealogy 101-The Basics...

Whether novice, enthusiast or professional, we all need guidance and direction from time to time.
And that's what this section is about... Simple reminders about family tree and genealogy basics.

A New Article Each Month Helping Readers With Their Genealogy Studies.
Follow the genealogy lesson links above for all previous lessons.
This Months Lesson: Picturing Your Past In Modern Days                               ......."Ooops Note"


The L-Pages...

L-Page characters are chosen in connection with the others being added to the family tree.
This way, we see how family relationships grew, and the roles they played within their families.
As a bonus, the family tree flow-chart grows monthly without having any gaps or "orphan pages".

This months subject: Louis Lizotte 1793-1877.
Follow along every month for new stories, and be sure to add the subjects to your tree!



Newest Pages...

New page ideas are posted here whenever they're inserted.
Suggest a topic if you like!


Question Of The Month! (The link is at the top of each page in the header)
A simple click-choice question each month about family tree and website use.
Fast, anonymous and easy way to help steer the website toward what users want.


Newly added-12 Generation Relationship Finder Chart Gauge!
A helpful tool for genealogy, and just plain fun at family get-togethers!
Be sure to keep one handy in your genealogy bag and on your computer!


Improving The Website...

Sometimes, it may take days and days just to make a very small item work properly on the web.
With each improvement comes much "Behind the scenes" work and a real sense of accomplishment.
So this is the where even minor adjustments get to shine in the spotlight for their 15 minutes of fame!


Genealogy 101 Layout...

A small but helpful change made to the Genealogy 101 pages!
There's no telling which lesson people will find first on the internet.
So a new link on each page has been added to go back to all lesson links!

Because this is so importantant, it has also been added to previous lessons.
Normally earlier pages are left as published, but readers may find the link useful.
The quicklink back to all lessons is in the words already at the top "Published Monthly".

So useful it's now also done to the Newsletter page sou you can quickly view past newsletters!


As ideas and knowledge grow, so will the site.
Let's have some input!


That's the down-low on what's-up!
Thanks for reading,


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