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February 13, 2020 · Retirement Life

6. Become Your Family’s Archivist

When I was younger, it’s safe to say I became obsessed with my family’s history. I would ask my grandparents about our extended family and they would happily oblige. Now I feel it’s my turn to do the same, and I think it’s a good idea more of us research our family trees.

If you have a box of photos, letters, and scraps now’s the time to sort through them all. Consider this a trip down memory lane for not just your benefit, but the benefit of the next generation. You could use your artistic side to organize everything, scrapbook style!

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