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 thirty (30) weeks of semi- “lock down” due to Covid-19. I taught my genealogy classes at the adult school but saw no one. I worked at the History Center. I did phenology at the meadow as usual. We visited Elizabeth in Santa Rosa and bought apples in Sebastopol at apple stands, visited Duncans Mills, and ate dinner outside at Grossman’s (a Jewish deli). Genealogy Blog Writing : Blogs posted this past week: 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 41: Newest—Discovered that Thomas N Davey Made Many Trips back to Europe and England   I wrote about a ship’s list and passport applications that indicated he made trips back to England to visit family and friends. Saturday Night Genealogy Fun: Your Top 5 or 10 Fee-Based Genealogy Sites.   We liste...