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With the kids out of school, warmer (if not hot)
temperatures, and July 4th on the horizon – it’s time for a Road
Trip! A genealogy or family history
oriented one.
Many of us piggy-back, when possible, a genealogy research
or a “let’s visit where the ancestors lived” trip with a vacation. We are
already on the road traveling, we might even have built-in research buddies
traveling with us, or it’s an opportunity to share with the family some of the
more interesting bits of the family history as we visit the cemeteries where
they are buried, the churches they attended, possibly the houses where they
lived, etc.
To get the most out of such a research trip, planning is
key! I was reminded of this recently
when I read Genealogy Roadtrip: 10 Tips for Researching at a Library or
Archive (Ancestry.com Blog). Many of these same tips apply even when your
road trip does not involve a library or archive. What
to Bring When You Hit the Road for Genealogy (Genealogy Insider)
also has some useful tips. Not into
reading, then check out this “Wordless Wednesday” post on the Michigan Family
Trails blog about Diane Gould Hall’s first genealogy road trip (though the post is wordless, her
“written” tips in answer to a question are definitely worth reading.)
If you are not planning a road trip yourself, you may find
that a local genealogical society is planning one! The Iowa Genealogical Society recently did a road trip to
the Midwest Genealogy
Center (Kansas City Midwest Genealogy Center ,
read Planning
for a Trip to any Genealogy Library, Specifically Midwest Genealogy Center
(Genealogy Decoded) – the article has great tips for any research trip,
regardless of destination!
Maybe hearing from someone who recently took a genealogy
road trip will inspire you to embark on your own. Read Genealogy
Road Trip (Mid-Continent Public Library website) or Genealogy
Road Trip! (Christine Bell, LDS Blogs).
As a person who loves to drive, I always find road trips
fun. Not everybody feels the same way
(my husband is very glad that I like to drive as he doesn’t!). So, if you don’t
like to drive, find a road trip buddy or take advantage of a planned trip set
up by a genealogical group or similar (there are still openings for the fall NGS SLC trip (Unfortunately the Fort Wayne and DC
trips are both sold out. Check this page
for all NGS research trip offerings).
If you absolutely cannot physically get to where you want to
visit you might find photographs posted by others (both modern and historic) or
be able to take advantage of the Google street view feature to “virtually”
travel to a locale that you would love to see.
Wherever you go, wishing you a safe and happy trip ...
Editor’s
Note : Upfront with NGS discussed this previously in June 2013 in Frugal
Alternatives to a Genealogical Road Trip [note that the link to the article on which the title is based no longer
work though the links to the 1st three road trip articles also still
work !]
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