Month: January 2011

Family History Library, Take 2 [Scene 2]

Here are the five biggest arenas of discovery and ensuing analysis resulting from my second trip to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. I make note of them to form a (very public!) post-ProGen-proof-argument-assignment-work plan. That’s …

Here are the five biggest arenas of discovery and ensuing analysis resulting from my second trip to the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.  I make note of them to form a (very public!) post-ProGen-proof-argument-assignment-work plan. That’s due at the end of February and I have to keep my eye on the prize for now.  But I can’t wait to dive into… Continue reading “Family History Library, Take 2 [Scene 2]”

Family History Library, Take 2 [Scene 1]

I’m just back from Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, my second year of attendance at the week-long institute, and my second trip to the Family History Library. On both trips, I squeezed in every available moment among the vast book and microfilm h…

I’m just back from Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, my second year of attendance at the week-long institute, and my second trip to the Family History Library. On both trips, I squeezed in every available moment among the vast book and microfilm holdings – charging purposefully up and down the stairs (although I did have trouble remembering whether I was up or down.)  Continue reading “Family History Library, Take 2 [Scene 1]”

Ancestor Approved

Thanks to my friend and ProGen peer Shelley for passing the Ancestor Approved blog award baton from her blog, A Sense of Family, to Family Epic. And thanks to Leslie Ann of Ancestors Live Here who created the award early in 2010. Recipients are as…

Ancestor_approved

Thanks to my friend and ProGen peer Shelley for passing the Ancestor Approved blog award baton from her blog, A Sense of Family, to Family Epic.  And thanks to Leslie Ann of Ancestors Live Here who created the award early in 2010. 

Recipients are asked to post a list of ten things learned about their ancestors that have been humbling, surprising or enlightening.  It’s a great mental organizing task, one that genealogists embrace – this time of year especially.  Continue reading “Ancestor Approved”

Last Look at Sierra Blanca (for a while)

My pilgrimage to Sierra Blanca was signficant on so many levels that you may have gotten the impression it was my first trip there. Not so! Back in 1970, Mom, Aunt Lou, cousin Molly and I made a trip there and visited the Williams hotspots — alth…

My pilgrimage to Sierra Blanca was signficant on so many levels that you may have gotten the impression it was my first trip there.  Not so!  Back in 1970, Mom, Aunt Lou, cousin Molly and I made a trip there and visited the Williams hotspots — although I don’t recall stopping to meet Tom D.  What an oversight on our part! Continue reading “Last Look at Sierra Blanca (for a while)”