Diana Lynn Tibert lists some interesting genealogy resolutions: Set Goals and Deadlines, Get Organized, Document Sources, Connect with Family, Visit the Archives, Request Records, Re-evaluate the Brick Wall, Back-up Your Data, and Get it in Print.

"Re-evaluate the Brick Wall: If you have given up on solving that brick wall that has been dogging you for six years, take another look at it from a different angle. This is particularly important if it has been filed away in the 'never going to crack' file. Research completed in the last six months might help solve it."

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