This year, maybe more than ever, we all look forward to a new year. It will soon be a year since I had a meal in a restaurant with friends, had family or friends inside my house, or even left the house for anything other than necessities. But I’m well, and so is my mother […]
Other Stuff
10 Years: Looking Back and Ahead
Ten years ago today I put my fears aside and took the leap into blogging. I couldn’t have imagined all the places it has taken me. Looking Back Eight months later, I attended my first national genealogy conference. I’d wanted to do that for several years, but I didn’t know anyone. The thought of being […]
2018: Planning for a New Year
Well, here I am again at the beginning of a new year writing about not getting much genealogy done last year and hoping this year will be different. There is one major difference between 2018 and the past three or four years. I don’t have a major volunteer project that will eat up big chunks […]
It’s 2017! Looking Ahead
Yet another year has flown by in what seems like the blink of an eye. Unlike the last couple of years, I managed a more consistent blogging schedule—even if it was mostly This Week in the Family History posts and photos for Throwback Thursday. I didn’t make much progress on research projects or adding other content to […]
Another Year
The older I get, the faster time seems to move. And 2015 went by in a blur. Has it really been 11 months since I was getting ready to head to Salt Lake City for FGS 2015 and a few extra days of researching at the Family History Library? Has it really been seven months […]
Five Years of Blogging and a New Year!
Five years ago I started this blog. Well, not exactly this blog and not exactly five year ago. Documenting the Details started out on 27 Dec 2009 on a different platform with a different URL. 2014 was a transition year. After thinking about a change for months, I switched from Blogger to a self-hosted WordPress […]
Anticipation: Waiting for the 1940 U.S. Census
The upcoming release of the 1940 U.S Census is the talk of the genealogy community. Everyone is so excited and anxious for April 2nd to get here. I’m excited buy my excitement is a bit reserved. Why? Because until the index is available it is unlikely I’ll be finding any of my “most wanted” people. After […]
Veterans Day – Honoring Those Who Served
Pictures of some family members who served in uniform. Orin Edward Taylor Orin is my only relative (that I know of) who died in service to our country, so he gets the top spot in this Veterans Day post. He enlisted at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas on April 1, 1941, was a 1st Lt. with Company […]
Preserving Your Research For Posterity
There was an interesting question posed at Nolichucky Roots this week in the post “Madness Monday: If I Die”. Basically the question is – How can you ensure your research out lives you? Maybe not the happiest subject to consider but, after all, we are dealing mostly with people who have died and, sooner or later, we’re […]
I’m Confused about the 2010 Census
Everywhere you look there’s someone telling us to mail back our Census form. The official Census website says to “mail it back TODAY” so it seems like they want it now. They even have a map showing current participation rates. As of today, March 25th, the national participation rate is 20%. Here’s where I get […]