My Trails into the Past

Genealogists are great at documenting our ancestors’ lives but not so great documenting our own. I’ll write about what I’ve been doing the past week. This idea came from Randy Seaver of Genea-Musing, who started this meme. I have completed twenty weeks of semi- “lock down” due to Covid-19. I left the house this past week to pick up my glasses, get some donated WWII books, and go to the History Center. By Friday this week, I became sick with sore throat & chest, headache, and slight fever. We’ll see what this ends up as. Genealogy Blog Writing : Blogs posted this past week: 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 31: Large—A Large Stout Woman, Matilda Davey .   I wrote about a story that a cousin wrote to my husband’s aunt about her grandmother. Saturday Night Genealogy Fun—Did You Or Your Children Know Their Great-Grandparents.   I wrote about my daughters knowing their Mam-ma. Study Groups Attended:     I did not attend as many online meetings ...

Genealogists are great at documenting our ancestors’ lives but not so great documenting our own. I’ll write about what I’ve been doing the past week. This idea came from Randy Seaver of Genea-Musing, who started this meme. I have completed nineteen weeks of semi- “lock down” due to Covid-19. I left the house this past week do phenology at the meadow, go for a walk to the mailbox, and ride to Oakland to check out a grocery store in Piedmont that had the brand of mustard my husband liked. I was going to stay in the car, but the produce stand outside caught my attention—fresh peaches and apricots! This is only the third time in a store for me. Genealogy Blog Writing : Blogs posted this past week: 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 30: Old Country—Thomas Davey Family in Cornwall.   I wrote about trip to St. Agnes in Cornwall where my husband’s 2x-great-grandfather was married. Saturday Night Genealogy Fun—Major News Events During Your Life.   I wrote about where I was ...

I became a Certified Genealogist® officially on December 22, 2018 and will hold the certification for five years. I was so excited when I got the news. I submitted on October 5 and waited (not so patiently) over two and half months. What helped, was I started working on another project: looking for the father of Samuel Johnston. To become certified, I had to submit a seven-part portfolio to the Board for the Certification of Genealogists that demonstrated my ability to follow the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS). [1] It really was the culmination of many years of research practice, several years of education, and then putting together the portfolio. This portfolio was then judged by three competent genealogists who use a rubrics to determine whether I have met the standards of the GPS. Education was a major factor in helping me prepare for certification. I had started conducting genealogy research as a self-taught researcher. I read The Source and attended presentations b...