The Tonia’s Roots flag is flying, announcing my participation in theWinter 2010 Geneablogger Games. The base of my flag is the UnitedStates Stars and Stripes. My ancestors came to these shores centuriesago, so the bulk of my research takes place in the United States. Themiddle layer is the German flag, representing. . .
I've read a few other folks' ideas on the 'best way' to organize your genealogy. Honestly, the 'best way' is the one that works for you. Organization is the key to survival in any aspect of life!You already know that genealogy research generates mountains of papers, from seriously important copies of vital records and heirloom family notes and letters, to simple “notes to self” on ideas of where to research next on a family line. And I’m sure you’ve already figured out that it sure would be nice
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As some of you know, one of my major genealogy goals is to become a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). A few weeks ago I requested a Patriot Lookup for my ancestor Martin Graves, to see if he was already a recognized patriot. Within days I had received an email stating that Martin Graves had indeed been recognized by the DAR. A few weeks ago I faxed off the request for a copy of the original application. After weeks of waiting for a copy of the application, checking the ma
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Wow - I went looking for a marriage certificate I had received from the state of Michigan, and haven't found it yet. I've read occasionally about "the box" - I have "the drawer". It's the top drawer of my little file cabinet (the bottom is full of financial records, medical stuff for me and my pet, etc.). I have been just dumping everything in there for about a year now. It's definitely time to go through it and get it organized.I started looking through the papers and found things I'd forgotten
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