About three or four years ago, I started doing genealogy research. I made huge strides in my research. I went from a woman who knew very little about where she came from to a walking book of facts on my ancestors as far back the 1600s (on some branches of my family tree). In the beginning I obtained and plugged in much information at Ancestry.com. However about 6 months or so into my research I stopped plugging in or obtaining info at Ancestry and started using my own genealogy software and other resources. Unfortunately about two years in to the project, my computer crashed. I-of course-did not have back ups of the information and lost all my work. To say I was crushed is a gross understatement. Within a matter of seconds a fried hard drive erased the fruit of my obsessive labor and scanned copies of hundreds of documents. The only information I have access to at the moment is the information I plugged into Ancestry years ago.
Discussing the crushing blow-dealt to me by an overworked HP computer-leads me to the "purpose" of this blog. I used the word "purpose" loosely. I have decided to use this blog to casually post information and documents I find and want to keep up with. I will also use it to post random historical fact & opinion blurbs that may or may not be connected my genetic past..just because that's the kind of thing I do. Please don't expect this to be anything organized, professional or even beneficial to a mass audience. It will be more of a casual, online diary or blog that is updated randomly by a mere history nerd.
Notice I said "updated randomly?" I'm going to try my best to no longer be sucked in by the never ending realm of research. If I am successful, this will prevent massive or frequent updates to this blog. If you find something useful or interesting in this blog and want to be notified of posting updates, the best way to do so would be to sign up for email alerts.
Thank you and hope you enjoy where ever this site rolls! :)
