Thursday, January 3, 2008

Still Learning

I've learned a lot in my lifetime. I guess the feeling of despair comes from the knowledge that there will probably be no one who will come after me that will ever care about all the information I have gathered in the last four years of genealogy research. And then there's the family albums and photographs, fifty years of collecting and where will it end up? I'm not a president or a queen or an actress of fame or any one who has done something as important as inventing penicillin. But, I feel that some of us must keep the records of what has happened and who has passed through our lives.

Because each person has a story to tell about themselves and their lives, this blog will be dedicated to writing down as many of the stories as I can that have been told by the people in my family tree. I will try to keep the facts as close to truth as I have been told by my parents and grandparents, family and distant relations.

To begin, I want to thank everyone who has shared so graciously of their information, research and postings. If at any time you notice an error I have made, I will be grateful for your imput and corrections.

Genealogy has become a passion, almost an obsession at times. I have even let it flow over into my watercolors. Actually, it has given my paintings a new point of interest and excitement.
When I become more adapt at the computer and blogging, I will add pictures, paintings and photos of my genealogy quilts.

I hope you will find this blog of interest and perhaps for one or two persons it might even lead them to research their own decendency.

3 comments:

Millie said...

Hey, how's the research going? :)

Rita's Musings said...

Hi Millie: I'm stuck on Wilson Ricketts b. 1820, m. 1843, d. 1858 in Cross Plains, Ripley Co., Indiana.

However, I found that our Elizabeth Moore's maiden name was Bryant by finding her marriage info. That was exciting and leads me onward in search of her parents. She was born 1804 in KY.

I've got some information in draft form. How do I enter the gedcom ?

I love reading your blog. Rita

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