September Genealogy To-Do

As I begin this post it continues to be hot and humid and very, very dry in the North East of the US.  I’ve had a vacation and come back with a summer cold.  I did little or nothing of what I thought I would do on my family history projects in August.  That all said:

I’m starting September with 2 goals, both of which are time-limited by external factors.

1.  I will figure out what I might be able to find in Washington DC at the NARA and the DAR Research Library.  I will also find out the details of what I can expect at the DAR Library, hours, availability of records, scanning files, costs, etc.  Judy and I have already scheduled our flights to DC, so I have to do this before I go.  Otherwise I take the chance of wasting some valuable research time in the Archives and the Research Library.  An expensive waste!

2.  My second goal, noted before during this summer, is to produce the graphic of a new family tree that is being made formal or official in October in the family with a wedding.  Since the wedding is the beginning of October and I want to print this tree for the couple before that, I *have* to finish it.

Between these two things and the rest of life that goes on, I will be happy to actually accomplish the 2.  Time speeds up and I slow down with age.