Genealogy Jottings

Years ago, when I worked for Big Oil, occasionally our boss required us to clean our offices. (Yes, we had offices, not cubicles). We would all take a 2-hour block of uninterrupted time, and no telephone calls would be put through. Everyone would purge and file like crazy. After that, it seemed much easier to work without the mess that invariably accumulates at a busy desk.

Last week I cleaned up my desk at home. It took way more than 2 hours because I had not done it in a long time.  No genealogy got done, but this week, at a clean desk with everything neatly put away, I can work much more efficiently.

Already this morning I have corresponded with a second cousin in a search for his family photos, exchanged common ancestor information with a distant relative, and looked at a roll of microfilm. Sadly, it was the wrong roll of microfilm (again!), but that is another story. I can easily find something else to work on when I sit behind a clean desk.

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