Sunday, July 1, 2012

Genea-Bucket List

I accept Genea-Musings "mission" to share my Genealogy "Bucket List".

This challenge is perfectly timed as recent events have again reminded me about priorities.

A close relation has had a severe stroke and is in a coma and not expected to live.  She was very interested in family history and has a lot of information she wanted to share with me.  I was intending on visiting her later in the year.........

This has made me reflect on my "Bucket List" and of course there are many genealogy items on it.

The places my ancestors originated from
1.  It is my dream to do a campervan research tour of UK and to visit the places where my ancestors lived.  This was always going to be a retirement adventure.  However, last week I emailed my travel agent and asked her to provide me with an estimated price so I can start a savings plan and make it happen sooner.

2.  Visit my living relatives to obtain information, stories and copies of photos.  I have already started this, starting from the oldest living family member. It has been some months since my last trip and recent events have made me realise I shouldn't delay and need to have trips scheduled throughout the year ahead.


3.  After the first two goals above, start work on my second family tree book.

4.  Complete studies in genealogy and obtain a qualification for something that I am passionate about.  It is my goal, when I am in a position to retire from my current job, to work or volunteer part time in a genealogical field.

To make dreams come true you need to have a plan.  I have started planning!

12 comments:

  1. Congrtulations Sharon for setting your goals and taking action.

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  2. Thanks Pauleen. I was going along with the flow and it's unfortunate that it took a tragedy in the family to spur me into action again.

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  3. That's so so good Sharon. Looking forward to "hearing" all about it. Maybe you'll have time to send us brief posts whilst you're "on the road", so to speak?... Cheers, Catherine

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    1. Thanks Catherine. I would love to blog about my travels and research finds. Hopefully SOONER rather than later!

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  4. That's a great list of goals. Best wishes in achieving them in a timely manner. Visiting your older family members as soon as possible is important as their memories tend to fade over time or become inaccurate.

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    1. Yes I certainly understand how important it is to visit my relatives. The conundrum is that there is thing called "work" which gets in the way of my research but without it, I wouldn't be able to travel and complete my research!

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  5. The idea of going around England in a camper van to do research is fantastic! In case you can't get internet access to blog think about keeping a written diary of your trip. Imagine your descendants finding it! Good luck with your courses.

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    1. Thanks Ruth. Yes I certainly will keep a diary and take lots of photos too!

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  6. Sharon, your list is WONDERFUL!!! I especially love the idea you have about visiting all the places your ancestors lived. Genealogy field trips are my favorite! This is my first visit to your website and I've enjoyed my visit her very much; I must visit here again!

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    1. Thanks Liv. I watched a show about Ireland on TV last night and it made me even more determined to get there one day :)

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  7. http://www.unbeatablehire.com/ Here you can check how much it will cost. There are quiet a few places where you can hire a campervan. and you can take it to Ireland. Might see you driving around

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  8. Thank you very much Bill. That is great. Any other hints or tips you can provide would also be appreciated.

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