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. Genealogy Blog Writing : 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Map it Out: My Love Affair With Maps . I got a late start but wrote about my 5th grade experience with a road map. 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Harvest: Amos Gorrell on the 1870 Ag Schedule . I wrote about Amos Gorrell’s farm production in 1869. Amos Gorrell Purchased Land in Cooper, Co, Missouri, 1869 . This answered the question of where Amos got the land that was listed in the 1870 Ag schedule. Saturday Night Genealogy Fun: One of Your Immigrant Ancestors .   I wrote Martin Gleeson, who came to Canada from Ireland. Webinars/Study Groups Attended:   I attended no webinars or study groups this week. Client Work : I had a vital record pull in Contra Costa County this week. Volunt...