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Intentions & Reflections

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 I have unpublished posts that didn’t reflect who I was then or who I am now, or those that felt too personal to share ‘out there’.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...
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2021 in Review

As the year comes to a close, I want to share what 2021 was like for me.  Photo by Geralt  on Pixabay Let's look back on my 2021 goals and see how I did. 1.  Establish a physical filing system that is the same as my digital filing system  -  ❌ 2.  Learn about my enslaved ancestors -  ✅ 3.   Find Loretta Bakers parents -  ❌ 4.  Continue to prove the parentage of Clara L Scott-  ❌ A look back at my genealogy quests, progresses, and activities. Sometimes participated in  #genchat  on Twitter. Next year, I hope to partake more. Watched numerous amount of webinars Occasionally participated in  The Genealogy Blog Party  hosted by Elizabeth O'Neal. Almost always participated in  Saturday Night Genealogy Fun. Occasionally participated in 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks . Top 5 Most Viewed Posts in 2021: 1.  Saturday Night Genealogy Fun- "You Might Be a Genealogist If... " 2.  Saturday Night Ge...
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Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - What Did Genea- Santa Bring You For Christmas?

  Calling all Genea-Musings Fans:   It's  Saturday Night  again -  Time for some more  Genealogy Fun!! Come on, everybody, join in and accept the mission and execute it with precision. Here's your chance to sit on Genea-Santa's lap (virtually) and tell him your Christmas memories: 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.  I received a Broome County 1850-1940 book.  Thanks, Genea-Santa! 😊
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Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Your "Dear Genea-Santa" Letter

    Calling all Genea-Musings Fans:   It's  Saturday Night  again -  Time for some more  Genealogy Fun!! Come on, everybody, join in and accept the mission and execute it with precision. Here's your chance to sit on Genea-Santa's lap (virtually) and tell him your Christmas genealogy-oriented wish list: 1) Write your 2021 Genea-Santa letter. Have you been a good genealogy girl or boy? What genealogy-oriented items are on your Christmas wish list? They could be family history items, technology items, or things that you want to pursue in your ancestral quest. 2) Tell us about them in your own blog post, in a comment on this post, or in a Facebook Status post.  Please leave a link on this post if you write your own post. Dear Genea-Santa, I have been a good genea-girl this year. I have written blog posts giving tips regarding genealogy research. I have added more names, facts, notes, and sources to my database.  I also attended several ...
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Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - 100-Word Challenge: Grandparents

  It's  Saturday Night  -  Time for more  Genealogy Fun!   Your mission, should you decide to accept it (cue the Mission Impossible! music) is to:   This SNGF is based on the 100 Word Challenge ( http://100wc.net/ ) that school children around the world have participating in over many years.  They are given a word or phrase to write a story about in exactly one hundred words.   1)  Write a story using the phrase "Grandparents are important because" in 100 words.  [Hint:  If you write it in a word processor, you can use Tools > Word Count (or similar) to count words] 2)  Share the story with all of us by writing your own blog post, writing a comment on this blog post, or put it in a Facebook post.  Please leave a comment on this post so others can find it. Grandparents are important because they can give us insight into our family's heritage, culture, and traditions.   Their knowle...
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Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - Your Great-Grandparents Locations

  Calling all Genea-Musings Fans: It's  Saturday Night  again - Time for some more  Genealogy Fun!! Here is your assignment if you choose to play along (cue the Mission Impossible music): 1)  We all have 8 biological great-grandparents.  Where and when were they born, where and when did they marry, and where and when did they die? 2)  Tell us in your own blog post, in a comment to this blog post, or on Facebook.  Be sure to leave a comment with a link to your blog post on this post. a)  Paternal great-grands: George Pearson - born in 1891 in Calhoun, MS., died in 1962 in  Calhoun, MS. married to Gursie Gable - born 1896 in  Calhoun, MS ., died 1963 in  Calhoun, MS. Joe Griggs Harlan - born 1890 in Mississippi Married to Anna McDaniel - born in 1894 in Mississippi, died in 1988 in Mississippi. b)  Maternal great-grands: Anthony Tony Armstead - born 1909 in Richmond, VA., died in 2002 in Penn Yates, NY. Married 1931 in Brook...
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Ancestry's NEW Changes To Terms & Conditions

 If you haven’t heard already, Ancestry has made some changes to its Terms and Conditions. Essentially, the changes say that Ancestry has a license to use the media that we upload to our family trees  for marketing, advertisements, and other uses . Please read Judy Russell's blog posts entitled Ancestry Retreats and One big Change at Ancestry .  Here is my view on the situation: 1. I have multiple trees on Ancestry. Some are for cousins' matches, one with photos, and another without photos.  The photos that I have uploaded to Ancestry are on my private tree. 2 .   I am still on the fence about whether or not I should delete my photos.  I stopped uploading media because I found out that once you "delete" it from your tree, those who attached it to their tree, it is still there. 3. I think the main issue for me is that they can use photos of living people. Though I don't think Ancestry would use the photo if they knew the person(s) in the photo we...
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Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - What Happened On Your Mother's Birth Date

  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 day was your Mother born? Where was she born?  What day of the week was it?  Tell us how you found out. 2) What has happened in recorded history on your Mother's birth date (day  and   month )? Tell us how you found out, and list five events. 3)  What famous people have been born on your Mother's birth date?  Tell us how you found out, and list five of them. 4)  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. Update: My mother is still alive; therefore, I will omit certain details that showcase her personal information. ...
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