{"id":5591,"date":"2016-12-30T13:52:03","date_gmt":"2016-12-30T19:52:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/?p=5591"},"modified":"2016-12-30T13:53:09","modified_gmt":"2016-12-30T19:53:09","slug":"2016-achievements-2017-goals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/2016-achievements-2017-goals\/","title":{"rendered":"2016 Achievements \/ 2017 Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Well 2016 was certainly better than 2015! And while I only set one goal for myself for 2016<\/a>, I\u2019m happy to say that I did achieve it, and more.<\/p>\n

I declared at the end of 2015 that I wanted to spend more time on my own genealogy. I\u2019ve achieved this in a few different ways. First, I spent time processing mounds of data collected, some stuff dating back to 2008! It\u2019s a slow process and I have much more to do, but I\u2019ve made a dent. Second, I took a few day trips to nearby repositories. In February, I headed to Aurora, Illinois, and spent one day at the library and another at the Aurora Historical Society; I found some great records, which you can read about here<\/a>. In October, I visited the Illinois Regional Archives Depository at Northern Illinois University, mainly working on my Aurora families. Last month, I headed to the Wisconsin Historical Society Library and Archives to collect a variety of items for different research projects (WHS\u2019s library is comparable to Allen County Public Library and WHS has a great collection of archival materials). All of this work throughout the year is probably more than what I\u2019ve done total over the last few years, so mission accomplished!<\/p>\n

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In addition to my own research, I also checked off an item on my bucket list: I attended the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR) in June. I took Tom Jones\u2019s class Writing & Publishing for Genealogists. It was a great course, and I had a great time hanging out with friends and making new friends. In fact, I walked out with a new sense of urgency and a few months ago I finally settled on what to do for each of the components of my Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG) portfolio.<\/p>\n

This year I was also involved with the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) 2016 conference, which was held in Springfield, Illinois. I was part of the team back in 2011 when FGS was in Springfield, so it was only natural to help out again. This time, I served at the Publications Committee chair. I also attended the conference (my third FGS conference) and had a blast, probably the best time I\u2019ve had at a conference to date (due in part to my health issues being better managed).<\/p>\n

As I look to 2017, I\u2019ve decided on three goals.<\/p>\n