{"id":420,"date":"2012-12-17T10:48:00","date_gmt":"2012-12-17T16:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/2012-achievements\/"},"modified":"2013-07-18T19:50:57","modified_gmt":"2013-07-19T00:50:57","slug":"2012-achievements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/2012-achievements\/","title":{"rendered":"2012 Achievements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/-PdL1owHRinE\/UM6wHjNefHI\/AAAAAAAAHJw\/IrMlvAwB9ZI\/s1600-h\/finish4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"finish\" alt=\"finish\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/-k05Pqzf02QM\/UM6wIL3lP-I\/AAAAAAAAHJ4\/mqcSIc2_fDc\/finish_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800\" width=\"200\" height=\"132\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>It\u2019s time to reflect on my 2012 genealogy goals.\u00a0 With only two things on the list for the year, I thought I\u2019d manage to accomplish both.\u00a0 Unfortunately, that was not the case.\u00a0 And while I may not have accomplished the stated goals entirely, I did have quite an interesting year.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Here were my 2012 goals:<\/p>\n<p><strong>BCG Certification<\/strong> \u2013 The intent for 2012 was to \u201cstart the clock\u201d for certification.\u00a0 Unfortunately, other obligations and health issues got in the way this year.\u00a0 So on the 2013 list it goes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Publishing Articles<\/strong> \u2013 My goal was to publish more articles in 2012 since I didn\u2019t publish anything since 2010.\u00a0 I managed to get one article published (at least it\u2019s supposed to be sometime this month) and it was the only thing I attempted.\u00a0 Publishing articles will always be a goal, so on to the 2013 it goes.<\/p>\n<p>Even though I didn\u2019t exactly do what I set out to do, there were some things that I did accomplish.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I helped a friend by tracking down her birth mother, which ended in a very happy reunion.\u00a0 This is the first adoption case I\u2019ve attempted (outside of my stepfather;s case) and I am happy that everything worked out\u2026I know this isn\u2019t always the case.<\/li>\n<li>I updated a course for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.genealogicalstudies.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">National Institutes for Genealogical Studies<\/a>, and am working on converting a \u201cquick\u201d course into a \u201cfor credit\u201d course.<\/li>\n<li>I published two guides for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.legacyfamilytreestore.com\/?Click=119421\" target=\"_blank\">Legacy Family Tree<\/a>:\n<ul>\n<li>Legacy QuickGuide\u2122 Using Historical Newspapers for Genealogy Research \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.legacyfamilytreestore.com\/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=Q_NEWSPAPR&amp;Click=119421\" target=\"_blank\">Printed Edition<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.legacyfamilytreestore.com\/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=QDNEWSPAPR&amp;Click=119421\" target=\"_blank\">PDF Edition<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Legacy QuickGuide\u2122 Lineage Societies and Genealogy \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.legacyfamilytreestore.com\/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=Q_LINEAGE&amp;Click=119421\" target=\"_blank\">Printed Edition<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.legacyfamilytreestore.com\/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=QDLINEAGE&amp;Click=119421\" target=\"_blank\">PDF Edition<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>I successfully launched the <a href=\"http:\/\/ilgensoc.org\/cpage.php?pt=235\" target=\"_blank\">2012 Webinar Series<\/a> for <a href=\"http:\/\/ilgensoc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Illinois State Genealogical Society<\/a> and am all set for the <a href=\"http:\/\/ilgensoc.org\/cpage.php?pt=234\" target=\"_blank\">2013 series<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>I was named Outstanding Junior by my DAR chapter and am competing at the state level.<\/li>\n<li>I continued to take on client work.<\/li>\n<li>I was able to go to <a href=\"http:\/\/rootstech.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">RootsTech<\/a> 2012 in Salt Lake City and spent many hours at the Family History Library.\u00a0 Lots of learning, networking, researching, and hanging out with friends!<\/li>\n<li>I was an official blogger for RootsTech 2012 and was asked to be an official blogger for <a href=\"http:\/\/rootstech.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">RootsTech 2013<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>I attended Midwestern Roots 2012 in Indianapolis.\u00a0 Learned some new things, met some new people, and hung out with great friends.<\/li>\n<li>I indexed over 40,000 names for the 1940 census through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.familysearch.org\/volunteer\/indexing\" target=\"_blank\">FamilySearch Indexing<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>And, despite my busy work and volunteer schedule, as well as health issues, I still managed to fit in some personal genealogy research and even made a few breakthroughs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Although I had some setbacks, I think I had a pretty successful year.\u00a0 I\u2019m hoping that the adjustments my doctors have been making in my treatment plan, will result in more strength to achieve even more in 2013.\u00a0 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