Accentuate the Positive Geneameme

Once again Jill Ball at GeneAus has encouraged 'geneabloggers take stock of what they have achieved or not achieved in the previous twelve months and set themselves goals for the coming year' with her Accentuate the Positive Geneameme.  I have responded for several years to Jill's prompts, and an happy to respond again.

Remember to Accentuate the Positive 

1.  Google provided an answer to - just about anything!  The answer may not always be totally accurate, but a little digging usually resolved my geneaquery.

2.  I was the recipient of genearosity from - my friends at the Kyabram Genealogy Chat.  A great group who meet monthly at Kyabram Library, who are always eager to help one another, share their knowledge and celebrate each other's successes.

3.  This headstone gave me some extra information - the Mulholland family headstone in Bright Cemetery.  It gives names and dates, especially of children who died in infancy, that are not recorded elsewhere.

4.  A useful record I discovered was - my great grandfather James Nicholas Clark's full divorce record - such a lot of detailed information about his life and the breakdown of his first marriage.

5.  A newly found family member who shared - that I made a mistake in my Pummeroy line!  Oops!!

6.  A geneasurprise I received was - newly digitized records - there is always something new online.

7.   My 2024 post that I was particularly proud of was - I managed to complete (mostly on time) the entire year's #52Ancestors challenge.

8.   DNA helped me to - connect with distant relatives.

9.  I was pleased I upgraded - my internet connection.  So much faster!

10. Although Face to Face events have returned Zoom has  - enabled me to attend meetings and conferences I could not have attended otherwise.

11. I dipped my toes into - more face-to-face genealogy meetings after so much isolating.

12. I connected with - several distant relatives online.

13. By dipping my toes into AI I was able to - I haven't done much with AI yet, but I have started learning more about what it can do.

14. I was honoured to - speak at the Rushworth Family History Day.

15. I found this presentation most useful - RootsTech.

16. A great repository/archive/library I visited was - the Public Records Office of Victoria.  I finally made it for some in-person research, augmenting what they offer online.

17. I got the most value from this book - Among the Wolves of the Court by Lauren Mackay.  A wonderful book on Tudor history.

18. It was exciting to finally meet - several distant relatives online.

19. A geneadventure I enjoyed was - the 2024 RootsTech conference online.  So many wonderful presentations!

20. Another positive I would like - the continuation of many online meetings and conferences.  Living in a country area and working full time, I have often missed out on so much because I could not travel and take time off work.  Being able to attend virtually from the comfort of home has been a huge bonus for me.