Lacie's Genealogy Blog

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) Did you attend the free and virtual RootsTech Connect 2021 this week?  What was your favorite moment, experience, session, and/or feature?   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. Yes, I did attend RootsTech Connect this week. 1)  My favorite "moment" was finding out that RootsTech Connect website was live.  2) I couldn’t attend the Desktop Diner yesterday, but there was a genchat on Twitter on Friday about RootsTech Connect. I pitched in for a few questions. 3)  It’s a bit hard to choose a favorite session since I have so many to watch. But, I really enjoyed ...

  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) Where did your ancestral families reside in 1920?  Do you know their addresses or locations?   Have you visited the home? Who was enumerated in the 1920 in each family?  Are any of your ancestral families missing from the 1920 U.S. Census even if they should be in the census? 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. 1)  Grandparents:  The Pearson family resided at 188 Slate Springs & Hardin Road in Beat 5, Calhoun County, Mississippi. The household included: George Pearson  -- head of household, male, mulatto, age 25, married, born in MS, father...

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...

As the year comes to a close, I want to share what 2020 was like for me.  Photo by Darkmoon_Art on Pixabay Let's look back on my 2020 goals and see how I did. 1. Learn why Jesse and Oscar were in an orphanage - This isn't a fail per se, but at the moment, the answer is still unknown. 2. Continue to prove the parentage of Clara L Scott - I  3. Writing short stories about my ancestors - ❌ 4. Explore ancestral healing/inner work - ✅ 5. Write entries of memories -  ✅ A look back at my genealogy quests, progresses, and activities. Researching the circumstances of why my 2x great grand uncles were in an orphanage. Here are the posts: Intro , Part 1 , 2 , and 3 .  Sometimes participated in #genchat on Twitter. Next year, I hope to partake more. Participated in the 7-Day FamilySearch Indexing Challenge Occasionally participated in The Genealogy Blog Party hosted by Elizabeth O'Neal. Occasionally participated in Sepia Saturday . Next year, hop...

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 genea-gift did Genea-Santa bring you and/or your family this Christmas season? 2)  Tell us in a comment to this blog post, in your own blog post, in a Facebook post, and be sure to leave a link to your post. Genea-Santa brought me books, again, this season. One of my 2021 goals is to explore more about ancestral lineage healing. These are the books that I received. Healing Family Patterns: Ancestral Lineage Healing for Personal Growth Healing Ancestral Karma: Free Yourself from Unhealthy Family Patterns It Didn’t Start With You Family Secrets  I haven't read them yet, and when I do, I will write a book review for them. Thanks, Genea-Santa! 😊