Lacie's Genealogy Blog

Calling all Genea-Musing Fans  It's  Saturday Night  again -  time for some more  Genealogy Fun!! 1)   Make up your own "You Might be a Genealogist if..." sayings. One or more.  Lots.  The more the merrier.   2)  Put it in your own blog post, in a comment to this post, or in a Facebook post.  Please leave a link in a comment to this post. *   You might be a genealogist if ... you are the caretaker of your family photos. * You might be a genealogist if ... you attend genealogy conferences, workshops, webinars, etc.  * You might be a genealogist if ... you have a collection of genealogy-related books. * You might be a genealogist if ... you buy DNA tests for everyone in your family. * You might be a genealogist if ... most of your travel plans are visits to the archives, courthouses, etc.  * You might be a genealogist... if you stayed up until 5:00 in the morning to find that one record, person, or answer...

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)  What do you "take after" or "favor" from your parents and/or grandparents?  It could be looks, traits, mannerisms, speech, etc. 2)  Put it in your own blog post, in a comment to this post, or in a Facebook post.  Please leave a link in a comment to this post. My thanks to reader Liz Tapley for suggesting this topic. A)  Physical size, looks, etc. All of my parents, grandparents, maybe even great-grandparents, had dark brown eyes.  I got my hair texture (kinky) and hair color (black) from my mother, and a few red hairstreaks from my paternal grandfather. Those hair streaks tend to turn grey or white. I have one dimple on my left cheek, which I likely received ...

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)  It's the New Year, and many readers and bloggers have already made resolutions, or goals, or plans for one or more tasks or projects.  Or they haven't yet, but could, or should. 2)  For this SNGF, please tell us what plans you've made, or what goals you've stated, or what resolutions you've averred for 2021.  Writing them down may help you achieve them.  Do one or more as you wish. 3)  Put it in your own blog post, in a comment to this post, or in a Facebook post.  Please leave a link in a comment to this post so readers can find your resolutions/goals/plans.   #1 Establish a physical filing system that is the same as my digital filing system. I already cre...