Journey Through the Generations
Uncover Your Roots: Exploring Ancestry & Family History
It's hard to believe we are already half way through 2018. But we are and that means it's time for me to review my 2018 genealogy goals. I set genealogy goals at the beginning of every year. As I review my goals, I can see that some of them I have completely dropped the ball... Continue Reading →
I started the 30X30 genealogy challenge on May 1, 2018. This challenge is the brain child of genealogy blogger, Janine Adams of Organize Your Family History. She challenged her readers to complete some genealogy research every day for 30 days for at least 30 minutes. I decided that I would focus my research efforts on... Continue Reading →
I am very frugal. I like to shop during sales and always have a coupon ready. And this genealogy journey has been no different. That is a lot of the reason why I spend so much time in actual libraries and archives because I don't want to spend money on genealogy subscriptions to get access to things... Continue Reading →
One of my favorite genealogy shows is TLC's Who Do You Think You Are. The guest of the show starts their research in the state where their relative was born. They usually go to the state archives or local library and meet with a genealogist or historian that walks them through the research and lets... Continue Reading →
January of this year I joined the 30X30 challenge led by, Janine Adams, of Organize Your Family History. The original challenge was to do some genealogy research for at 30 minutes a day for 30 days. I added my own little twist to it with researching a specific ancestor for 30 minutes a day for... Continue Reading →
I hear all the time that new documents are being uploaded to genealogy websites like Family Search and Ancestry all the time. And since I'm always looking for information about my grandfather, Booker Mays, I often enter his information into different sites every three or four months hoping to discover something new. This has been... Continue Reading →
I have been a member of Ancestry on and off since 2012. In the beginning, it was the only genealogy website I used. I built my tree on Ancestry, looked at census records, and looked at other public trees that might have some additional information about my ancestors. I just jumped in and learned as... Continue Reading →
One of my goals this year was to become a member of a national and local chapter of a genealogy society. At the beginning of this journey, I was content with it just being me going to libraries and archives alone with just a notebook and my laptop. I was happy researching online at home... Continue Reading →
When I started this genealogy journey over seven years ago, I had no idea that DNA would be such a hot top in the genealogy world. I studied health science in college, so I took a lot of science classes, biology, microbiology, anatomy, physiology, and physics just to name a few. Now I wish I... Continue Reading →
It's that time of the year when I hear the phrase 'New Years Resolutions'. I have a love hate relationship with that phrase. On one had I think that it is a great idea to make resolutions that can help with organization, diet, or finances. But on the other hand, so many people never follow through... Continue Reading →
I am at the halfway point of my 30X30 Challenge. I started the challenge on 01/03/2018. The goal of this challenge is to research for 30 minutes a day for 30 days for one particular ancestor. I picked my 2X great grandfather Jake Skipper. I decided on him because I know very little about him.... Continue Reading →
I love watching TV. I have memories of me and my sister going to my Granny’s after school watching reruns of Good Times, the Jeffersons, and the Brady Bunch. I still love watching reruns of classic 70s and 80s shows. As much as I love TV, I don’t have anything on my sister. She watches... Continue Reading →
Journey Through the Generations 