This Blog began just less than a year ago. It began from a suggestion from a class by DearMyrtle about habits of successful genealogists, one habit which was to share your learning. Over the course of this past year we have done that somewhat but I want to take us back to our roots and the beginning of a new year seems like a good time to do that.

Some people write New Year’s Resolutions, goals for self-improvement usually. Did you know that the second weekend in January is called Quitters Weekend because that is usually how long the resolutions last. Rather than resolutions, lets take a moment to “reflect” on what we learned and applied and what we would do differently. I don’t mean this to be about the blog but rather what you learned and applied to your family history over the course of the year.

Think about the classes that you participated in, the books that you read and/or the research that you did. What discoveries did you make and how did they help you tell your family story? What might you do differently?

Now take a look at the classes that are offered through HQRL. Will any of these classes help you progress in your work?

8-Jan-26	City Directories
22-Jan	Brickwalls
5-Feb	The Genealogy Roll-up: Essential  shortcuts every genealogist needs
19-Feb-26	Midwest Continent Library
5-Mar	Naming Patterns
19-Mar	Dutch Records
2-Apr-26	WikiTree
16-Apr	Exploring the Community: Researching Beyond Your Ancestor
7-May-26	Beginning Genealogy
21-May	Ireland
4-Jun	Social History in Genealogy
18-Jun	Finding Missouri Ancestors
9-Jul	AI
23-Jul	Norweigians in America
6-Aug	German Church Records
20-Aug	Finding Records in What We Have/Power of Clues
3-Sep	Cemetery Resources
17-Sep	Getting the Scoop
1-Oct	One-Name Studies: What are they and how can they help your research
15-Oct	Beginning Genealogy
5-Nov	Collateral and Cluster Research

If not these classes, where can you find additional learning opportunities.

Reflection is an important part of the learning process. It ties back into the idea of focus that we have talked about before. What is your Family History Focus? How will your learning help you to stay focused. What takeaways will we have when we reflect on the City Directories course?

Let’s find out!

Heidi Geise, education@hqrl.com