Thomas MacEntee is a wonderful genealogy resource and has been for several years now. On his website, genealogybargains.com he offers many of his resources for free.

For instance, here’s the link to the above 26-page book:  https://genealogybargains.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/EBOOK-After-Youre-Gone.pdf

I urge you to download this resource and read it and heed it! To help ensure you do (smile), I’ll only list the highlights of the book:

* Know the perils of inaction: lost genealogy. I could chill your bones with stories of things I’ve seen of boxes of family heirlooms tossed into the weeds by the side of the road (YES!) and in thrift stores:

* Create an inventory of your research so you know what you have that merits saving.

* Create a list of websites where you posted your tree, or anything about your family, online.

* Realize that you cannot plan just to leave your stuff to your kids, your local genealogy society or library (even the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City). They do not want your unorganized boxes of stuff and will not accept such. 

Thomas also includes in his book a list of “Best Practices for Genealogy Future Proofing.” 

I might add my two cents worth to this: I’ve long preached the importance of “Leaving A Legacy & Not A Mess.” YOU gathered all the stuff; it’s totally up to YOU to leave it in an organized, worthwhile fashion. (I took this picture when out walking one day.)