The work is never done... Where to focus next?
When I started working on my family tree, I worked systematically, methodically, upward on every branch, following the male lineage as far as I could. That was an easy way to start and was pretty quick moving. When it came to certain branches where I was finding a lot of information, I would sometimes focus on a particular family or line to fill out more information. That was years ago, and I am still working on my family tree. I believe that I could work on this for the rest of my life and still have unanswered questions and empty branches. Now, however, my tree has a lot more information on it, with about 1200 people, 820 pictures, 10,000+ records and I know a lot more about my ancestors than I ever did. But when you have this vast of a tree, and you're not in the middle of a certain family, how do you know where to focus your efforts next? If I'm completely honest, the tactic varies depending on how I am feeling at the time....