10 “Must-Do” Genealogy Projects for February

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 Vol. 21, No. 10 - February 3, 2016​​​

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10 “Must-Do” Genealogy Projects for February
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February is deep in the coldest part of winter. While the days are starting to get longer, it’s not exactly spring-like yet. With Valentine’s Day, along with this unique annual weather, February is the perfect time to tackle a bevy of genealogy projects, like these 10 “must-do” ones...
 
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Why I Love Genealogy (And You Should, Too!)
Why I Love Genealogy (And You Should, Too!)
Genealogy is the most wonderful of pastimes. I love it, and you should, too. There are endless reasons why. Genealogy is one of the fastest growing hobbies in the western world, as more and more people discover the exhilarating and slightly addictive nature of ancestor hunting. It’s like an ongoing mystery with clues you have to discover and then put together to come to conclusions about your family’s past. The mystery never ends, because there is no end to the amount of time you can potentially go back in history with your family research. Yet, the more you can discover, the more complete picture of your family you can put together. It’s insanely rewarding, and the more you do it, the more you will want to do it. That’s a given.

Like I said, there are plenty of reasons to love genealogy. Here are some of the best reasons. You shouldn’t need any more motivation to get you started, or re-commit you to your ancestor hunt, than these reasons here...
 
 
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Those things are all great starting points, but composition goes much, much deeper than that. Edward Weston once said, “Composition is the strongest way of seeing.” If you’re like me, you see this quote and you nod your head in agreement without stopping to consider what the “strongest way of seeing” actually means. How does one see strongly, or stronger than another person viewing the same scene? Let’s look past everything you learned as a budding photographer to find out...
 


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