52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Week 52 Prompt - Resolutions

 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks

Week 52

Prompt – Resolution

Easy to make, but hard to keep! However in genealogy I will look at it as goals that I wish / want to achieve.

1. Learn more about DNA in genealogy. I have done the DNA tests and I have it on my Ancestry web site, but I have largely ignored it. I will start by using the ancestry webinars that are provided. I also have a book, The Family Tree Guide to DNA Testing and Genetic Genealogy, that was given to me last Christmas. Time to start reading it.

2. Learn more about Robert Sullivan, my maternal grandfather. This past year through newspaper.com I located a small article regarding his trial for bigamy. So the family folk lore was true. This year; I want to find out how to get his records from Stony Mountain Penitentiary. Further I would like to know if the death certificate information I found for a Robert Wentworth Sullivan of Chilliwack, British Columbia is my maternal grandfather. The last Saskatoon Henderson entry I found for him was in 1936. If the death certificate is the right person, it states he had been in B.C. For 10 years before dying in 1952. Where was he between 1936 – 1942? How do I bridge that gap?

3. The program that I use to put together my genealogy is called Legacy. I am working on getting this filled in and detailed with the information I have on hand. There are gaps. Maybe it is time to send out to those individuals a global research letter asking for any further information that they can share.

4. My weekly blog. To be honest I am on the fence about continuing my writings. My writings do allow me to reflect on the information I have and whether it makes sense. Also it is a way of taking my information from my laptop and putting it out there for family and friends to see. After all what is genealogy if it is not shared?

5. I would love to repair and preserve the 100 plus year old documents of my grandmother. They are rolled up into the cardboard tubes. The paper is brittle and I fear they will fall apart very soon. I will have to consult an archivist.

Wendy