Thursday, April 22, 2010

Reflections on the First Year

Today is my first blogiversary! I can't believe a whole year has gone by and I've managed to keep this going. I will admit there was a lot of self-doubt in the beginning that this was going to last. I am INCREDIBLY technologically challenged so overcoming many of the "techy" aspects of this has been a great learning experience.

So here are some things I have learned during this first year, in no particular order:
  • Blogging is time consuming....but worth every minute.
  • The Geneablogging community is very warm, welcoming, and incredibly helpful. We all jump for joy with great discoveries and shed a tear over a tragedy.
  • I still probably shift tenses and dangle prepositions, much to the dismay of my high school English teachers. Alas, twenty years later I still don't always recognize when I make those errors.
  • Writing the stories, or even just the facts, of our ancestors has created conversations with my sister over our heritage. She has always been interested but doesn't want to partake in the research. However, some of the things I have written have prompted her to talk about it with me.
  • You never know who you might be related to or where you might recognize a common surname.
  • That writing about my ancestors would lead to connections with distant cousins, and that those new-found relationships can lead to photos and documents and history that I would have never otherwise obtained through traditional research.
Many thanks go out to those of you who follow my blog and leave an occasional comment. That in and of itself is motivation enough to keep going. I hope you will join me for Year Two. I can hardly wait.

8 comments:

  1. Happy Blogoversary! I've enjoyed the ride. Here's to many more!

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  2. Congrats!! Enjoy reading your blog, keep up the good work! Thanks for being a blogger.

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  3. HAPPY BLOGAVERSARY TO YOU, HAPPY BLOGAVERSARY TO YOU, HAPPY BLOGAVERSARY DAHLING TRAAAACYYYY, HAPPY BLOGAVERSARY TO YOUUUU !

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  4. Congratulations and happy Blogoversary! Looking forward to the next year.

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  5. Happy Blogoversary! And great observations on the value of blogging about genealogy.

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  6. Congrats on your first year. Love reading your blog, especially with it's connection to some mutual ancestors. Reading it keeps me motivated.
    Looking forward to year two!

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  7. Thank you all for your support and encouragement. I greatly appreciate it! Let the new year begin.....

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  8. Congrats on your first year! I look forward to many more posts on your research-as you know, I like your ancestors so much better than mine. :)

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