I'm still going through my piles of magazines. All those glossy covers were appealing when I bought them but somehow between the store and my home the urge to read them must have dissipated. Leafing through them now there are many articles I can skip. For some write ups that's because they don't touch on places or names I have an interest in. For others, it's because the information has become dated. It's surprising how much was written about the latest databases becoming available on various family history websites. Now that's old news that I heard somewhere along the line from other sources.
Even without looking at the cover date, it's pretty easy to figure out the time period of the publication if there's an article about DNA. Those write ups that only talk about YDNA were pretty far back. There are still stacks and boxes of magazines to leaf through but, as time goes on, my perusal has become quicker. I'm not sure when I stopped buying genealogy and history magazines and, I must admit, one or more of those publications has made it home with me in recent years. Still, I knew I was running out of room to keep all knowledge which I barely glanced at once it was mine. So I thank myself for curtailing the magazine buying habit. And when I finally get through all the stacks it will be less likely that any more glossy covers will make it through my front door.
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