I thought it would be fun to consolidate all the attributes that I came up with in Alona’s Family History through the Alphabet series. You can see that not only are you a research star, but just how many diverse attributes we draw on, to pursue this adventure we love so much. I’ve added in your … More Family History Alphabet: You’re a Family History Star
My theme for the Family History through the Alphabet is the Attributes we need as family historians: the skills, experience and talents we need to bring to our research. This week we finally reach the letter Z, a tribute to our persistence in documenting our theme for the Alphabet challenge. Thanks Alona from Gould Genealogy and LoneTester for inspiring us all to do … More Family History Alphabet: Z is for
It is Week 44 in the 52 Weeks of Abundant Genealogy series by Amy Coffin and hosted by Geneabloggers. The topic this week is Genealogy Conferences. What was your best genealogy conference experience? Why is it so memorable in your mind? Who hosted the event? What did you learn from this experience? How does it impact your genealogy research today? I couldn’t … More 52 Weeks of Abundant Genealogy: Week 44 Conferences
My theme for the Family History through the Alphabet is the Attributes we need as family historians: the skills, experience and talents we need to bring to our research. We are in sight of the end now with the letter Y which appropriately gives us: Y is for YAWN: We’ve been at this series for 25 weeks now so … More Family History Alphabet: Y is for yearning and yawning
My theme for the Family History through the Alphabet is the Attributes we need as family historians: the skills, experience and talents we need to bring to our research. This week we arrive at the tricky letter X. X is for SCANDALS: All along I had a rating for this letter, but then realised if I used it my … More Family History Alphabet: X is for Scandalous
It’s ages since I participated in the 52 Weeks of Abundant Genealogy by Amy Coffin and hosted by Geneabloggers as I’ve been rather preoccupied with my own 52 weeks Beyond the Internet series. This morning I read that the topic for Week 42 of Abundant Genealogy is Biggest Genealogy Accomplishment. What do you feel is your biggest genealogy … More 52 Weeks of Abundant Genealogy: Week 42 – Greatest Genie Achievement
My theme for the Family History through the Alphabet is the Attributes we need as family historians: the skills, experience and talents we need to bring to our research. Only three more letters to go after this week’s W. W is for WRITING: This has to be one of our most important skills as we translate what we learn … More Family History Alphabet: W is for hoping
My theme for the Family History through the Alphabet is the Attributes we need as family historians: the skills, experience and talents we need to bring to our research. This week is the letter “V”. V is for VALIANT: perhaps this is a stretch but we certainly need some level of courage to keep plugging away at our research despite … More Family History Alphabet: V is for Various
My theme for the Family History through the Alphabet is the Attributes we need as family historians: the skills, experience and talents we need to bring to our research. We’re on the slippery slope near the alphabet’s end as we look at the U attributes. U is UNIQUE: It’s easy to lose sight of the fact that while our families … More Family History Alphabet: U is unique
I’d venture that well-sinking isn’t something most of us think too much about these days. In the pioneering days ensuring that your farm had sufficient water was critical to survival. With no piped water for humans or stock, buying a block near running water like a creek (but not too close because of floods), was … More Trove Tuesday: The hazards of well-sinking
Family history across the seas 