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: Week 5–So Far Away.  I wrote about Johan Anton Hork coming to the US from Germany and traveling over time to Montana. Saturday Night Genealogy Fun – A Day in the Life . We were to choose the front page of a newspaper from the date of our grandmother’s birthday. I chose my husband’s mother’s birthday, 29 January 1926 and used a Modesto newspaper. There were articles about bandits and a bad cop breaking prohibition. Webinars/Study Groups Attended:     I attended both the Thursday night study group and the Friday study group. We checked in and had good discussions about our past week. I attended two webinars this week: “More Than Just Names: Advanced U.S. Census Research,” by ...

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 : I wrote the following blog post this week: 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks  For week 12, I wrote about no. 12 in my husband’s ahnetafel chart: his great-grandfather, Nils Malkom Nilsen. For Saturday Night Genealogy Fun , we were asked to writing about the birth order of one of our lines. So I did one of my grandmother’s side. Webinars/Study Groups Attended:   I attended: “The Five-Story Fall: Correlating Indirect and Direct Evidence to Extend the Pedigree,” by Debbie Mieszala, CG, for BCG Legacy Family Tree Webinars. “One African American Family’s Story of Migration,” J. Mark Lowe, CG, for Legacy Family Tree Webinars. “Scarlet Letters: Copyright, Ethics and Family Correspon...

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 : I wrote the following blog posts this week: 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks  For week 8, I wrote the family photos of the Nils Malkom Nilsen family in Hilmar, California. Saturday Night Genealogy Fun . I wrote about my first trip to Sutro Library.   Webinars/Study Groups Attended:   I attended: “Applying Evidence to Genealogical Research Questions,” by Melissa Johnson, CG for BCG “Online Sources for French Genealogy, Part I” by Paul Woodbury for Legacy FamilyTree Webinars “Constructing Clear Citations” by Tom Jones, CG for APG Writers SIG Our  Cert Peer Group  did not meet because too many of us were unavailable. Two volunteer gigs this week at the History ...

It's Super Bowl Weekend in America - the whole country (well, almost) will watch the game between the Los Angeles Rams and the New England Patriots on Sunday afternoon at 6:30 p.m. EST (3:30 PST). Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to: 1)  What is your favorite National Football League team?  [For those that are not American football fans, but fan of another sports team, substitute your favorite team]  Why are you a fan of this team?  How long have you been a fan of your favorite team? 2)  What is the genealogy of your favorite team?  When did it start playing, what leagues has it played in? 3)  Have you worked for the team in any capacity, or attended games?  What is your best memory of your favorite team's history?   4)  Predict the score of the Rams-Patriots game on Sunday. 5)  Tell us in a blog post of your own, in a comment to this blog post, or in a comment on Facebook. Randy Seaver of Genea-Mu...

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 At the History Center , I attended the presentation on our new database program, PastPerfect, given by Scott to all of the volunteers who could attend. They have made good progress so far—the maps have been added so far. A new query came in about the history of her house in Kensington. Will work on that next Tuesday. I contacted a previous client about permission to use the research report for the certification portfolio and she has given me permission. I have just one more element to finish. Yeah! It would be nice to finish it up and send off before our trip to England. I attended two webinars live this week: The first webinar of the new Virtual Genealogical Society : “Future Trends in the Genealogical Industry,” by Thomas MacEntee. ...