A new year begins and I wanted to avoid making any kind of resolutions, but then it occurred to me that I do need to decide on some goals for my genealogy. 2020 was a year full of changes for me (selling our house, moving across the country, surgery, etc.) and, while I continued to stay caught up on my Ancestry Hints, I don't feel like I got any real genealogy research done. Now that I am settled into our new home, I know no one (other than my husband!), there are no activities to attend (due to COVID), and it is winter, so this is the perfect time to get back into my research.
Of course, the two goals that I have had for years, still remain:
-to locate a photo of my great-great-grandfather, William H. Murphy, from his years in Peoria, Illinois after spending his first twelve years in Ireland. He lived in Peoria from 1850 until he died in 1891. He held several city jobs (such as deputy sheriff, etc.) so I find it hard to believe that there is not a photo of him out there somewhere!
-to learn the father of my great-great-great-grandfather William Adamson (born @1789 and died @1865)
Other goals are:
-to learn more about Katherine Fox Feger and her children
-to continue to study the lives of James and Mary Alice Reed Murphy and their children (one of whom is the above-mentioned William Murphy)
I hope that I will continue to identify other goals as the year continues.
