Helping the present understand the past
In May 2014 the spousal unit and I paid a visit to the Iowa kin en route from Nebraska back home. I was working a conference in Nebraska and it was a great opportunity to stop in, see family, and talk some genealogy. They were gracious enough to let me photograph and scan some items in…
How many times have we heard that from someone? What was the score for that baseball game? Google it! How do you take care of an orchid? Google it! How do I locate my ancestors? Google it! Okay, no, it’s really NOT that easy (don’t all genealogists wish it was?) but Google can definitely be…
Last year I stumbled upon the 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge and made an attempt to complete the challenge. I won’t say that I failed to complete the challenge, even though I didn’t post for all 52 weeks but I did enjoy what posts I did complete. My goal was to get as many…
My two most recent projects seem to have taken me away from blogging lately. I can’t believe how long I let my blog go without writing. Color me embarrassed. One of the projects I’ve been letting occupy all my blogging time is that I signed up for one of the Mastering Genealogical Proof Standard study…
In my quest for learning as much as I can about all things genealogy-related I’ve taken to reading as many blogs as I can. Reading what others write about their experiences, successes and failures is not only educational but allows an outlet for sharing between genealogists and the opportunity to support and assist others who…