This is the second challenge set out in Randy Seaver’s Saturday Night Genealogy Fun for the Genealympics. This time I am to take one surname from my tree and write about how far back I can go. I am going to avoid the Portuguese. Their surnames change so frequently that I wouldn’t get back very…
Genea Challenge One: The 16th Greats Greats and their Descendants
This is my first challenge completed for the Genealympics. Challenge number one is to pick one of my 16th great grandparents and tally up the descendants. I can earn medals based on how many descendants are in the line. Since I really want the best medal I can get, I’m chosing my Pacheco line. Good…
I’m in the Genealympics!
I’ve had my head immerse in the real Olympics so much that I didn’t see Randy Seaver’s announcement about the Genealympics. I really had fun doing this last time, so I’m in! Better late than never as I seem to say repeatedly lately. This is my “team” flag, an amalgamation of some of the countries…
It was there all along
I am often reminded of one important rule of genealogy: go back over what you’ve found periodically because you never know when it will click. I don’t know how many times I’ve gone over research or looked at a photo that I’ve seen 20, 30 times without recognition. Then, the 31st time the light bulb…
Is Genealogy Research Really That Easy?
I had a lazy afternoon today reading magazines and blog posts. I was flipping through the August 2012 edition of “O: The Oprah Magazine” when I came across an article on genealogy. The article is titled “Up a Tree” by Leslie Larson. The author writes about her first encounter with genealogy research after getting a…