October 31st - Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash

Hopefully you have had lots of trick or treaters visit your home, given out scads of candy, seen some great costumes, and had a great day. In addition to being Halloween, today is also the end of Family History Month in the USA. 

This year we focused on how we do our genealogy, who we interact with, how we treat others online and in person, specific activities or tasks to spend 15 minutes (or more) and add to our Legacy family files. Hopefully you have added some information about yourself, your parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, and siblings to your Legacy family file. And it is not the cut and dried stuff (although those facts are important).

I hope you got that interesting story, that fond memory, or that terrific family recipe. Adding that type of personal information now means it will be there for future generations. I hope you will take the time to record the voices of family members, get s sample of their handwriting, ask about their favorite books, movies, poems, and quotes. And make sure you backup your Legacy family file regularly and share it with others (the best way to make sure it gets out there).

Remember to have fun with your genealogy, be willing to take a break and focus on some volunteer activities to pay it forward (whether that is genealogy-related or being a thankful member of your community).

And now - have a great weekend and we will be back here on Tuesdays with our regular Tuesday's Tips.