Kickoff 2023

    We had a good turn out for our Kickoff 2023 DIRT meeting.  We talked about individual goals from 2022 and those set for 2023.  Goals help you to stop and focus on what you want to get done.  Please stop and determine what your goals are for 2023.

    I showed some of the upcoming events (not all, just some of those coming up).  Click here.  The link to the YouTube channel for free BYU webinars is here: Click here

    I presented an Example Project Approach for someone who is begining to organize their research and wants to get a tree going (knowing full well that the sources and proof need to be done to prove out each family member at a later date).  I don;t know if this is useful, but here it is: Click here.

    We discussed some future topics for our upcoming meetings in 2023 (if you want a specific topic, please send me the request):

• Breaking Down Brickwalls
• Church Records
• DNA use for genealogy
• Finding Impossible immigrants
• Organizing Genealogy materials
• Land Records
• Lost Carolinas
• Migration patterns in America
• Military Records
• PERSI
• Using Photo enhancement on gravestones

    We will also start having select DIRT members give a case study on their work (not only telling the success story of what they found, also including what resources or steps they took to find that answer.

    We discussed how to bring in new members and decided to use Tidelines more for advertising and showing what we do.  Also, investigate how to get our meetings on the Kiawah list and use there eblast as well.

    There will also be several group projects on selected states within the USA with you all working together.

     Remember to bring your questions, your stories, your computer and your eagerness to do genealogy.

    See you at the next meeting!