Don't Bark Up The Wrong Tree
If you’ve watched “Friends,” then you’ll remember Ross’s famous line; “We were on a break.” ….
So far in my genealogy and DNA, I haven’t found an outcome to one of my ancestor couples’ “breaks,” but I have found their possible breaks.
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(I’m going to be the guest on Week 13 of the Wikitree Challenge and I’m feeling lucky. )
If you haven’t heard about the WikiTree Challenge, let me tell you a little bit about it. Continue Reading →
This project started with a conversation with my son. I was telling him that when I passed away that he and his brother better not just put the things I have in my glass cabinet in a yard sale or take them to the thrift store or heaven forbid… the dump. I told him that many of the things in the cabinet are family heirlooms that have been passed down.
He made a good point as sometimes son’s do. He asked me how he would know that?
As genealogists, we are all trying to preserve the memory of our ancestors. Many of us work long hours; on our trees, watching webinars, taking classes, taking road trips when we can, reading books, and all for the sake of our passion.
There’s one thing I know because I think about it often; what will happen to our work? Who will take the torch? Will there be someone? Continue Reading →
Christmas from the past was about family and lots of food. Recipes included in this blog. Continue Reading →
When someone asks me how much time I spend working on my genealogy, my usual response is, “if I’m awake, I’m doing genealogy,” and that’s really not that far from the truth. I do have to admit that when it comes to my smartphone, I have the Ancestry app, but it’s for those times when I’m at a family event, and someone asks, “when was Auntie Ronnie born?”. Continue Reading →
. March 8th is International Women’s Day, and I was wondering. How much do you know about the females in your family tree? A recent survey from Ancestry revealed that … Continue Reading →
When I went to RootsTech in London, I decided that if I was going to make the long trip to England that I was going to take the opportunity to … Continue Reading →
I’m not sure I should admit this, but when I started doing my family history, I didn’t know much about history. History was just not a favorite subject when I … Continue Reading →
Recently a friend and I were discussing organizing family photos. She had inherited boxes of her mother’s photos and was telling me that there were quite a few photos that … Continue Reading →