All right! A second week has gone by, and it was busy. So, what did we do?
Monday - "I know My Pedigree. Do you?" Millie, my Pug, showed us how genealogy research is a lot like building a house, and without the pedigree chart [framework], your family tree will be just a pile of names and dates [boards and nails].
Tuesday - "Lists, Beggars, & Being Picky" We went over how how you need to make a list and check it twice so you can find out who has a ll the juicy stories will visit and share with you to help you fill-out the blanks in your pedigree chart.
Wednesday - "Visiting & Sharing Over Interviewing" Here's where we learned that maybe shining a spotlight in your family member's face and firing-off questions to them like an AK-47 is probably not a good idea when trying to make them feel comfortable so they'll share what they know with you.
Thursday - "What To Ask?" This is where we learned what kinds of questions ask that will help your family member open up and share with you. And that people like to talk about themselves. All you have to do is ask them.
Friday - "The Spice Fairy & Genealogy" Here's where we learned that maybe I shouldn't write late at night. Spice Fairy? Yes, I was able to make a connection between genealogy, research, and organization. Unbelievable. I know. Go check it out.
Saturday - "Jammies & Pink Bunny Slippers" And you thought the Spice Fairy was kind of weird? I topped it. And connected it to genealogy, research, and organization. [Will wonders ever cease?] You gotta read it to believe it.
So there you have it. A week of genealogical fun. Join us next week for more fun. What's planned? Organization. Organization. Organization. You either love it or hate it. We're going to try and make sense of it. [In our jammies and pink bunny slippers while eating spicy foods, of course. *wink*]
Why It's Best To Keep the Cart Right Where It Is
Wow. It's already been a week. Our first week. So what did we do?
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Monday: "This Is Where It All Starts" & you got to meet Great Aunt Bernice. [She's a looker isn't she? Don't worry we're gonna see her again.]
Tuesday: "What Do You Mean To Find?" [We stuck sticky notes on, well, everything.]
Wednesday: "It Starts With Y-O-U" [We found ourselves and found out why we shouldn't rob banks.]
Thursday: "Because I Said So. That's Why." [We found out what ancestors and rabbits have in common.]
Friday: "Can Glory Be Found in Boxes?" [Well, can it? Read & find out. Oh, and there's more rabbits.]
Saturday: "The 'G' Word" [Psst. Lemme help you with that. No more rabbits, but we kept filling up those boxes/tubs/laundry basket thingies.]
We were busy, but we're going to get busier. And, yes, eventually we'll even start the online stuff. But there's a method to my madness. [At least, that's what I keep telling my husband.] We don't want to put the cart before the horse. You do know what happens when you put the cart before the horse, right? You get a horse who runs smack dab into the cart. And then you run smack dab into the horse's...
Not the place you wanna be.
Where Else I Can Be Found Online This Week:
My other blog, Family Stories is undergoing some remodeling, but I'm still posting. 'Cause that's the way I roll. Here's what I posted this week over there & please pardon the mess:
"Tombstone Tuesday: Martha Jane (Smith) Blacketer" [She was a plain Jane, but then she married a Blacketer.]
"Wordless Wednesday: A Genealogist's Dream" [I've never seen so many of these together.]
"To Be So Close" [A submission for the Locomotion Edition of the Festival of Postcards that will be hosted on the blog A Canadian Family.]
But don't just visit my blog. There are many more listed over at Geneabloggers.com. Go find one. You'll be inspired to find your family story.
