Sorry I've been away a lot longer than I expected!
I've decided that today is the day I write about my planned genealogy do-over! I figure if I write about it, it will help keep me accountable and keep pushing me to go through with it, even when it's overwhelming. I was in denial about it for quite a while, but the more I look at my tree, and the more I read about do-overs, the more I realize it's time to do something about it.
Here's the situation. My tree file is a mess, after I had issues with Ancestry and Family Tree Maker syncing. Problems include duplicate individuals, records saved to the wrong person (not even the right branch of the family in some cases), occasionally a person is attached to the wrong family, and more minor errors. I've also been slacking with attaching digitized records to my files, so this will be a great opportunity to attach those as well.
For now, I'll keep my current tree online at Ancestry since it links to DNA, set to private. But I'm going to start a whole new tree file in Legacy Family Tree, my preferred genealogy program, uploading documents and citing sources. Legacy includes a great source writer to help with that!
With more than 3900 people and thousands of photos and pages of documents to add, I expect the do-over to take me between one and two years. And I will be keeping it updated in Legacy, rather than in Ancestry as I have been.
So, today is day 1 of my do-over. My goal is to try to update weekly on my progress. I'll try to keep a log of how many people, photos and documents I attach, problems encountered, and any new tricks or helpful tidbits I learn along the way.
Wish me luck!
Go dtí an chéad uair eile.
