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Saturday Night Genealogy Fun- Accentuate the Positive Geneameme 2019

Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: 

 It's Saturday Night again - 

time for some more Genealogy Fun!!


Here is your assignment, should you decide to accept it (you ARE reading this, so I assume that you really want to play along - cue the Mission Impossible music!):

1)  Jill Ball reconstituted her "Accentuate the Positive Geneameme 2019" on 30 December 2019 and invited readers to participate.  

2)  This week, let's contribute our answers to her questions about our genealogy accomplishments in 2019.  Copy the questions below, and add your own responses.

3)  Share your responses on your own blog, in comments on this blog, or on Facebook.  Please leave a comment on this post so readers can find your post, and please let Jill know about your efforts by emailing her at jillballau@gmail.com. 

Here's mine:

1.  An elusive ancestor I found was:

I found possible parents of my 3rd great-grandmother, Loretta Tiffany, by using creative searching. 

2.  A great newspaper article I found was:

Over the holidays, I found a newspaper article on Old Fulton Postcards about Tracy Barton and his daughter, Bessie Barton. The article was about the mysterious death of Bessie. 

 3.  A geneajourney I took was:

I have not taken one yet.
4.  I locate an important record:

 This year, I am locating institutional records in a society.

 5.  A newly found family member shared:

I received several new DNA matches on Ancestry that are in the 3rd cousin range.  

6.  A geneasurprise I received was:

My great-uncle matched me on AncestryDNA. After my grandfather passed, my mother tried getting in contact with him for questions. But he never answered her phone calls, and she stopped trying.
7.   My 2019 social media post that I was particularly proud of was:

FamilySearch In-Home Activities-Part 2
8.   I made a new genimate who:

No genimates.

9.  A new piece of technology or skill I mastered was:

None
10. I joined:

I registered for the VGA conferences. 


12. A blog post that taught me something new was:

Many of the DNA blog posts from Roberta Estes, Diahan Southard, Kitty Cooper, and others teach me something new.

13. A DNA discovery I made was:

Ancestry ThruLines provided common ancestors for about 0.5% of my AncestryDNA matches.  I have been adding the lines to my RootsMagic tree with notes identifying the common ancestors.

14. I taught a genimate how to:

I haven't taught a genimate anything yet.

15. A brick wall I demolished was:

No brick walls demolished. 

16. A great site I visited was:

Old Fulton Postcards. I found online newspapers relating to my ancestor's daughter's death.

17. A new genealogy/history book I enjoyed was:
I am currently reading Blaine Bettinger's book The Family Tree Guide 
 18. It was exciting to finally meet:

 I didn't meet anyone in 2019.

19. I am excited for 2020 because:

 This year, I am going to "try" each of my goals and hope to make geneafriends.

 20. Another positive I would like to share is ... 
How grateful I am for those who feel I give them something of value and meaning when they read my posts.
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