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Focus On Progress                                                                         2017 11 01
Monthly Newsletter Update                                                    Published Monthly

Moving Forward...


What Went On Last Month?
An increased effort toward personal interviews for firsthand family knowledge was made!
"At Risk For Loss" type items were/are being tended to first with immediate attention.

The information prompted several new additions to the ever growing family tree!
As each of their spouses are determined, their heredity will also be included to the tree as well!

An ongoing/daily need for "census sorting time" still exists and will for many months to come.
There are several areas of need for each in order to make them usable/available for all.

IT work became an unexpected time-sponge beyond anticipation.
Not because of mishaps, but rather the the superior ROI of older laptops!

Again this month, time was spent toward adding weblinks to member pages for user access.
These are the standard email-donations-sponsor links for all tree member pages-Catch up time!


What's Planned For This Month?
Essentially the same plan with more IT/Computer work, eventually moving treework toward the front.
The next phase of IT is more "de-cluttering operation". Basic timeplan: Weblinks and file collections.

Census sorting folder work continues... Most descriptors are in place. It's basically a numerical index.
Approximately 20,000 census folders are currently finished or ready for the next phase of sorting.

More "Founding Documents" work.... The Constitution Ammendment image hover links need finishing.
There are many other important documents shaping our history that may be added later.

Census pages news: You can now access each year directly from every pages header dropdown links!
"Census CD Balloon/Bubble Descriptors" will be worked on later and used for similar purposes.

Monthly Backups... these items will remain here as a checklist for admin monthly progress.
An important excercise for any website or even private family tree. Showing it here for a reminder!


How Will All This Help Users?
Scheduling the time for various efforts here is the attempt mechanism to ensure well rounded results.
Automatization and separation have freed even more resources to meet swifter publication goals.

The folder work is the basis of the sorting of census records into useful and searchable methods.
In finding census documents, the more known information-the better! (Year/State/County)

Having census links at the top every page helps you get to what you need from wherever you're at.
This is helpful users who need to purchase multiple CD's of various areas.

By posting images of "The Founding Documents", users can then read what was actually written.
With todays "meme-based-facts", these documents are becoming less understood than ever!


Genealogy 101-The Basics...

Whether novice, enthusiast or professional, we all need guidance and direction from time to time.
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.
This Months Lesson: Questioning The Past


Monthly Reports & More...
Monthly progress updates, count and information for The Family Tree Report and The Census Report
If you'd like to see the web portion of the tree software used here Try The Family Tree Demo

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!


Newest Pages...

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


Historic documents and images have been added to the research section.
These are United States Founding Documents and artworks depicting events.
A heart pounding assortment of images made possible by the hard work of NARA.


Cause of Death is a list of common reasons on death certificates.
Included are "Contibutory Cause" definitions that are listed on forms.
Terminology changes over time. These help modern users to understand.


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.


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!


All Census Page Link info is being added-Searching made easier!
There are over 25,000 census folders, so this will be an ongoing project.

Follow the links to find the year, state and county desired.
These are photographic images of each individual original census page.



Holiday Family Tree Access (Link is also in the header and drop-down box)
A fun new idea for sharing family tree knowledge with other family members!

Specifically timed for the holidays that are traditionally spent with other family members.
This way, elders can share to young about earlier generations so they're not easily forgotten!



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,


      Massachusetts

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