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It all began a long time ago, of course. I have correspondence from my dear old Aunt Ki in
North Carolina dating to the early 1970's. All my life, I've been fascinated with my family history,
and with the study of genealogy in general.
In October, 2006, I was sitting out in Rutherford, New Jersey, in between creative projects
(I had no blog as of yet!). Apropos of nothing, I "googled" (actually, I yahooed) the names of
two ancestors of mine.
That was the start.
Within a week, I'd joined the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society and generated a
few dozen "worksheets" on my ancestors.
My basic "nose" for this research was sharpened by the reading of a few good books, and by
hundreds of hours of experience winnowing through countless websites.
I can say without fear of contradiction that the single greatest research tool in all of human
history is Google Books. Nothing like it has ever existed before, period.
North Carolina dating to the early 1970's. All my life, I've been fascinated with my family history,
and with the study of genealogy in general.
In October, 2006, I was sitting out in Rutherford, New Jersey, in between creative projects
(I had no blog as of yet!). Apropos of nothing, I "googled" (actually, I yahooed) the names of
two ancestors of mine.
That was the start.
Within a week, I'd joined the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society and generated a
few dozen "worksheets" on my ancestors.
My basic "nose" for this research was sharpened by the reading of a few good books, and by
hundreds of hours of experience winnowing through countless websites.
I can say without fear of contradiction that the single greatest research tool in all of human
history is Google Books. Nothing like it has ever existed before, period.
Since early 2008, I've begun to submit
applications to lineage societies. Most
of them were accepted with words like
"excellent," "fool-proof," "iron-clad."
With one I stumbled---shame on
me!---and had to re-submit. They've
been incredibly gracious with me, and I
learned from it (and got in).
applications to lineage societies. Most
of them were accepted with words like
"excellent," "fool-proof," "iron-clad."
With one I stumbled---shame on
me!---and had to re-submit. They've
been incredibly gracious with me, and I
learned from it (and got in).
As a trained scholar,
I have found the transition to
genealogical research quite
easy.
Although I have not
yet applied for professional
certification, I welcome your
inquiries, and believe that my
track record already speaks
for itself.
A summary of my lineage
societies to date is found here.
I have found the transition to
genealogical research quite
easy.
Although I have not
yet applied for professional
certification, I welcome your
inquiries, and believe that my
track record already speaks
for itself.
A summary of my lineage
societies to date is found here.