New blog. New website. A time consuming thing, but hopefully I'll have it ready to talk about soon. I miss researching! I enjoy learning new computer programs and have the familiar struggle with the learning curve. But once it is a little further along, I will hopefully have met my goal: a blog for updates on research I'm doing as well as articles about ancestors and their families that will lead those blog readers to the website. The website is my version of a printed book, stories with photos and footnotes, a mix of family history and a little of the social history of the time and place they lived.
Once I get it on it's feet, it's back to research! I identified six brick wall ancestors I want to focus on, and in the last few months was able to break down one. BTW, I believe the only true brick walls are those at the very tips of the trees, the ones that go back to a time when there were no written records kept. I believe these ancestors are there, hiding in plain sight, so to speak, if I can find the right record or connect with the right cousin who will share information (sources cited, of course).