I skipped ahead last post because, like may of you, I love to feel accomplished. This week we are going to step back and make sure we have all of our ducks in a row.
Today's Goal: Get in touch with your family
Get to it: Call or e-mail a few relatives for their genealogy files. If there are no genealogist in the family, gather information about your parents, grandparents, and great grandparents etc. This will help you start your research from the beginning.
I think you will find it a nice change from everyday life to take a little time to talk to extended family. You never know how it might brighten their day! As I fulfilled my goal today I got to speak with my great aunt who I haven't talked to in over a year. I hope our conversation will the first of many more to come. I was also able to get in touch with my husband's uncle, who does quite a bit of genealogy. He will be sending his PAF file to me in the next day or so.
Since today's task didn't take much time at all, I'd like to share the odd story of how my genealogy journey began:
The actual precipitating event was a Relief Society “Service Auction” that was held 2 weeks ago. Half way through the auction I found myself holding all the fake money I had started with. Soon thereafter, they started auctioning off “Personal Genealogy Lessons”. As the auctioneer held up the envelope he jokingly commented that it was just what I wanted. Ironically, I had just thought to myself, “Hey, it might be nice to learn from someone other than my mom.” My mom is an awesome genealogist, but her genealogy tends to throw me in deep end before I've learned to swim. To make a long story short, I bid 40 fake dollars and I won some genealogy lessons. Then I had a really good laugh when I found out the lessons were donated by our very own support employee Noelani, who also works in the local family history center.
What motivated you started your genealogy?
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