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By Claire, on October 17th, 2011
Yesterday was the one year anniversary of this blog It’s been a great year! Blogging has given me a chance to delve deeper into palaeography and my beloved Denchfields. Blogging prompts (thanks Thomas and Tonia!!!) have been a creative inspiration and a big help to my writing. I’ve connected with distant cousins from around the world and met some fascinating people on the message boards at Rootschat.com, at the genealogical and family history societies I’ve joined, and through the 2011 Spring Boston University Certificate in Genealogical Research program and the ongoing ProGen13 study group. Also can’t forget to mention my fellow bloggers and Twitter co-horts
This past year, I’ve enrolled in classes at the National Institute of Genealogical Studies, completed a draft of Turner Collins Genealogy my family history book, traveled to England for a family vacation/genealogical research fieldtrip, and begun volunteering at the local county history (…more)
By Claire, on March 6th, 2011
24 hours a day just isn’t enough…..
Things are crazy busy here… The time commitment of the BU genealogy program is immense, although I’m enjoying every minute of it. I’ve just started a new project at the Historical Society, researching and cataloging a collection of diaries and other personal papers of a Doctor Francis Beattie Brewer, and it is both fascinating and time consuming. I’ve been using my paternal side of the family tree (French Canadian and colonial American) as case studies for my BU assignments and it’s opened up several research doors that I’m dying to go through, but I am having trouble finding the time. And then there is the ever present nagging problem of the old, poorly crafted citations which are lurking in the pages of the genealogy data here, visible to the WORLD…….it’s going to take eons to fix them. All this, AND there is (…more)
By Claire, on February 7th, 2011
 Life is filled with all sorts of responsibilities and it is difficult sometimes to maintain a balance between commitments and a pastime as time consuming and complex as genealogy. I spent the last three days writing a research paper whose allotted time was three hours (yikes). It is done and I am really pleased with it, but before I move on to the next assignment, I thought it would be a good idea to step back and look at the 2011 genealogy goals I set for myself in this post.
Education & Advancement in Genealogy:
Successfully complete the Boston University Genealogical Research Program
This one is going quite well, although I dramatically underestimated the time I would have to commit to it in order to achieve maximum, type A personality, perfection. (why do I do that to myself??) The effort is worth it though, because I’m learning so much, (…more)
By Claire, on January 17th, 2011
 The topic of last month’s Carnival of Genealogy was 2011 Genealogy Plans, which got me thinking about where I’d like to go this year and what I’m likely to accomplish. After giving it some thought, I realize 2011 is shaping up to be a pretty ambitious year for me
Education & Advancement in Genealogy:
Successfully complete the Boston University Genealogical Research Program
Successfully complete parts II and III of the National Society of Genealogy course
Become an invaluable member of the Erie Historical Society’s research team (a nice thought)
The BU program starts Thursday, and I have to admit I’m feeling a bit intimidated at this point. Part I of the NSG course is just about behind me…still waiting on a birth certificate from the PA Bureau of Vital Statistics..grrrrrrr. And my volunteer work at the historical society is really fun and fulfilling, and I definitely will improve on (…more)
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