[I am working my way backwards through Amy Coffin’s 52 Weeks of Abundant Genealogy because I wasn’t paying attention the first half of the year. This is week #30…Serendipity] This happened sometime in the mid-1990s after I began volunteering with AOL’s Genealogy Chat. Because of chat, I came into contact with many genealogists and learned…
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A visit with cousin Marian
[I am working my way backwards through Amy Coffin’s 52 Weeks of Abundant Genealogy because I wasn’t paying attention the first half of the year. This is week #31…Cousins.] I have had the pleasure of making the acquaintance of a few cousins online through my genealogy. In some cases we have been able to meet…
Philately with My Aunt Julie
[This is my entry for week 32 of the 52 Weeks of Abundant Genealogy prompts created by Amy Coffin of WeTree. This week’s prompt is to write about a memory of a relative.] Most of my childhood I stayed away from adults. They were to be avoided. I either hung out with the other kids…
I have forgotten so much
I am participating in the Genealympics (see previous posts for my activities). I’ve been looking over the list of tasks at AnceStories and I am confounded. It appears I have forgotten about all sorts of ways we geneabloggers network and interact online. My problems started in 2009 when my elderly dog was going downhill. She…
SNGF: Popular Baby Names
Randy’s Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge was posted last night. This week I’m supposed to see how popular my name is in different decades. Since my name isn’t all that common, I’m going to guess that it was popular in the 1960s and 1970s, but not much before or after. Will I be right? Using…