Day Four of Fall

GENEALOGY
Now you talk about a Clutter Monster! Genealogy generates more paper than a paper warehouse! ;) I started researching our family history before computers. Everything was family group sheets, copies from libraries, hastily scribbled notes on scraps of paper and books, books, books!

I have managed to copy most scraps of paper onto computer files. I have two genealogy software programs. In 1989 my son picked out a Zeos laptop computer for me to take to libraries. It was perfect... small and not too heavy. I still need paper copies to take to libraries so I'll never get away from paper.
btw, anyone reading this who is doing genealogy or interested in starting, DO NOT TRUST the information you find online. There is no accountability for things posted on genealogy websites. To be accurate you still need to verify information you find online.

I was fortunate to find and visit a distant cousin of my Mother's. She had many old old family photos and was generous enough to see that I got copies. The photos and all the paper and notebooks are here to stay. Again, I'm the clutter archivist!