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Photo by Sixteen Miles Out on Unsplash I haven’t blogged in a while. For two years, I put this blog on private as I’d no longer had the willpower to push out blog posts the way that I did six years ago. I write a little more about this in my blog post Why Do You Do… ?  Recently, I have revamped my blog. I have unpublished posts that didn’t reflect who I was then or who I am now, or those that felt too personal to share ‘out there’. I also removed posts I wrote  just for the sake of posting content and main taining an audience,   even when  inauthentic to me. It means more to me that others feel the value and quality of what I share rather than the quantity. I am not sure how often I will post, all I know is when the inspiration and curiosity strike, that’s when it will occur. My intention for this blog is to lead with more spontaneity than usual, structured content, along with transparency, authenticity, and vulnerability to whatever degree feels right. My inte...

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - How Many Trees or Bushes Are in Your Family Tree Database?

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)  Almost all of us have genealogy software that we use to manage our research and our family tree.  Some researchers use only an online family tree.  What do you use? 2)  For this week's SNGF, tell us how many "trees" (or "bushes" you have in your genealogy management program database.  How did you figure it out? 3)  Tell us about it in your own blog post, in a comment to this post, or in a Facebook Status post.   Please leave a link in a comment to this post. I use RootsMagic 7 as my genealogy program database. I only have one tree on RootsMagic at the moment. I download the file and back it up every few months. On Ancestry, I have 18 trees. One is s...

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun- Google Maps of Ancestral Homes

 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)   Identify an ancestral home address ( preferably one with a street address...) for one of your ancestral families (You do know where they lived, don't you?  If not, consult the 1900 to 1940 US Census records, or City Directories). 2)  Go to Google Maps ( http://maps.google.com ) and enter the street address (and city/town if necessary - usually you can pick from a list) for your selected ancestral home. 3)  Look at the street map, the satellite map, and the street view.  Zoom in or out, or manipulate the image as you wish. 4)  Tell us or show us your map images in your own blog post, in a comment to this post, or in a Facebook Status post. ...

My Genealogy Bucket List

After reading Linda Stufflebean’s blog post regarding her genealogy bucket list, I have decided to write mine.  Events I’d Like to Attend MAAGI RootsTech SLIG Repositories I’d Like to Visit National Archives New York State Archives Broome County Public Library  Ancestral Places I'd Like to Visit Vestal, New York Owego, New York Noxubee & Calhoun County, Mississippi Perry County, Alabama Solve These Family History Mysteries Determine the circumstances behind why Jessie, Oscar, and Clara were placed in a children's home. Determine who were the parents of my 3rd-great grandmother, Loretta Baker. Other Items Continue to take classes about ancestral lineage healing. Finish establishing my organization system. Thanks for reading,

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Your Favorite RootsTech Connect 2021 Moment, Experience, Session, Feature

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 ...

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Where Were Your Ancestral Families in 1920?

  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...

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - "You Might Be a Genealogist If..."

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...

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - What Do You Take After From Your Parents and Grandparents?

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 ...