10 Feb
For which family heirloom are you most thankful? How did you acquire this treasure and what does it mean to you and your family?
This challenge runs from Sunday, February 5, 2012 through Saturday, February 11, 2012.
While I’ve inherited many items from various branches of my family tree, I’m most thankful for the pictures. These photographs help me put faces with names. Also, I can digitize them easily by scanning them. This allows me to share pictures with my cousins!
3 Feb
Sometimes the challenges in life provide the best learning experiences. Can you find an example of this in your own family tree? Which brick wall ancestor are you most thankful for, and how did that person shape your family history experience?This challenge runs from Sunday, January 29, 2012 through Saturday, February 3, 2012.
I feel I’ve had several blessing along my climb up my family tree. While several branches have yielded much documentation, others have remained rather laconic. Case in point, my paternal grandfather’s own grandmother didn’t seem to bear a maiden name. After 5 years of hitting walls, one of my friends found out her maiden name. That was fantastic because I was able to trace this 2nd great grandma’s family line back to The Netherlands.
27 Jan
For which free offline genealogy tool are you most grateful? How did you find this tool and how has it benefited your genealogy? Describe to others how to access this tool and spread the genealogy love.
This challenge runs from Sunday, January 22, 2012 through Saturday, January 28, 2012.
I’m arguing that Inter-Library Loan (ILL) is my favorite offline genealogy tool. ILL assists me in nailing information on my ancestors, especially in books. Through ILL, I’m finding that I’m related to patriots of the U.S. Revolutionary War and various other conscientious objectors 🙂 .
19 Jan
Week #3 – Free Online Genealogy Tools Week 3 – Free Online Genealogy Tools: Free online genealogy tools are like gifts from above. Which one are you most thankful for? How has it helped your family history experience? This challenge runs from Sunday, January 15, 2012 through Saturday, January 21, 2012. *** 52 Weeks of Abundant […]
My favorites are:
16 Jan
Week 2 – Paid Online Genealogy Tools: Which paid genealogy tool do you appreciate the most? What special features put it at the top of your list? How can it help others with their genealogy research?
This challenge runs from Sunday, January 8, 2012 through Saturday, January 14, 2012.
I’m proud to say I’ve managed to avoid using paid online genealogy tools. Yes, I’ve utilized Ancestry Library Edition and DAR Genealogical Research Databases without paying a dime. Additionally, I’ve been able to use HeritageQuest to locate folks in books and I’ve ordered this stuff through Interlibrary Loan (ILL) without paying.
However, I have made numerous copies on a Copy Machine. 🙂
9 Jan
Week 1 – Blogs: Blogging is a great way for genealogists to share information with family members, potential cousins and each other. For which blog are you most thankful? Is it one of the earliest blogs you read, or a current one? What is special about the blog and why should others read it?
This challenge runs from Sunday, January 1, 2012 through Saturday, January 7, 2012.
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52 Weeks of Abundant Genealogy by Amy Coffin is a series of weekly blogging prompts (one for each week of 2012) that invite genealogists and others to discuss resources in the genealogy community including websites, applications, libraries, archives, genealogical societies and more. You do not have to be a blogger to participate. If you do not have a genealogy blog, write down your thoughts on your computer, or simply record them on paper and keep them with your files.
When I began delving into the Twittersphere, I discovered the worldwide community of blogging, tweeting genealogist. While I follow more than I tweet these days, the first genealogist I recall following is Shauna Hicks of Melbourne, Australia. The trail of @hicksshauna led to her site Shauna Hicks History Enterprises. Her My Families page inspired some of my own pages.
Calling all Tweeters: check out my list – Genealogy – for a roll of fantastic tweeting genealogists.
9 Jan
Yes, after my misfire in 2011, I’m attempting 52 Weeks of Genealogy in 2012.
9 Mar
Week 10: Disasters. Did you experience any natural disasters in your lifetime? Tell us about them. If not, then discuss these events that happened to parents, grandparents or others in your family.
The most recent disaster I’ve experienced took place in Houston, Texas on 13 September 2008. Just 3 years beyond Hurricane Katrina smashing into the Gulf Coast and weeks shy of Hurricane Rita threat, we Houstonians heard that Hurricane Ike was on his way. Since Rita didn’t show us her dirty side, many citizens, myself included, remained at home.
Since I work in the Clear Lake City/ NASA area, all places shut down business early on Thursday, 11 September 2008. My mom and I shopped. I didn’t think the storm was going to hit us. However, late 12 September 2008, my mind was changed. Electricity blipped then disappeared, the storm howled, knocking our roof gutters through our windows. No power. No water. The lawns were strewn with debris the next morning.
We were fortunate; our power was restored after 4 days. Some of my coworkers were without for a month. Houston donned blue roofs, we lost a library in Seabrook but my library was A-OK. Traffic lights were out; my normal 1 hour haul to work doubled. People were angry and fighting over ice. FEMA and the nation ignored us. Galveston was devastated but nobody was in the mood to lavish the attention they did on New Orleans.
Just wait, our story will be heard.
27 Jan
This is the beginning of my genealogy site. I hope to offer more in the way of genealogical resources and connect with family members.
Jorie's Family Tree by Starry Night Elf 