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My Genealogy Bucket List

After reading Linda Stufflebean’s blog post regarding her genealogy bucket list, I have decided to write mine. 


Events I’d Like to Attend

MAAGI

RootsTech

SLIG


Repositories I’d Like to Visit

National Archives

New York State Archives

Broome County Public Library 


Ancestral Places I'd Like to Visit

Vestal, New York

Owego, New York

Noxubee & Calhoun County, Mississippi

Perry County, Alabama


Solve These Family History Mysteries

Determine the circumstances behind why Jessie, Oscar, and Clara were placed in a children's home.

Determine who were the parents of my 3rd-great grandmother, Loretta Baker.


Other Items

Continue to take classes about ancestral lineage healing.

Finish establishing my organization system.



Thanks for reading,



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  1. JadeMarch 1, 2021 at 9:50 AM

    These are great goals! I enjoy genealogy too especially since I am drawn to things of the past like poets which remind me of ways and subjects I write in my own poetry. :) Oh and my family ancestry is from Italy on both sides.

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