Category: Genealogy
Short Term Memory
So, I’ve discovered in my two decades plus of delving into various family histories, that sometimes its best to have a short assignment than a long one. Meaning, my aging brain does much better remembering all of the “aha” moments, and why they were…
When Persistence Seems Futile
I have one of those ancestors. And it’s a big one. He’s my Great Great Great Grandfather, on my father’s side. And to be honest, it feels as if he is standing in my way – physically preventing me from progressing further back in the Morgan history….
The Committee is Placed in A Most Painful Situation
I have been a member of http://www.Ancestry.Com for just over a decade. I have availed myself of the several resources there quite happily, but from time to time, have scratched my head wondering how things were indexed. Now this project has been going on for ages,…
It May Be Etched in Stone, But It Doesn’t Mean It’s Correct
Oh the heartbreak when I realized that one of the types of sources that I believed were inarguable (way back when I was just a wee tot in genealogy) were actually hugely questionable. I had some preconception that if someone where to etch a…
To Tech or Not to Tech
Listen. I’m all about technology. I run with two computers (one Mac, one PC), use the cloud, feel that I have become quite adept at online research, and am a Family Tree Maker user. And I have been, for over two decades. However, while…
Online Genealogy Research – Perils and Potentials
When I started researching our family history, online research was really just beginning to be a viable resource. The outlets were mostly through a few independent sites that I typically found via clicking travels down long and winding roads….some of those resources still exist…
What would YOU like to know?
I’ve been addicted to family research — my own and others — for 18 years. I have created numerous questionnaires to use when first beginning work with a client. I think that the questionnaire I have developed is….close. So, I am curious – whether…
Racial Memory
Ok, so tonight, in London, I was introduced to someone from Ireland purely becuase we were both female with red curly hair and both had ancestral claims from Ireland. Now, I am 5th generation Irish-American born and raised with a high percentage of Irish…
Going back to where I came from.
24 years ago I had the opportunity to do my junior year of high school at a sister school in Worcester, England. Bookending my time there I had a chance to visit Ireland, where I was pretty sure my ancestors came from (at the…
