Some people paint, some people draw. My artistic ability plateaued in the second grade. Some people sew. That would be fun, but I don't have the space for a sewing machine. As a hobby, genealogy has kind of stuck with me.
At first, my goal was just to enter the information from a paper family tree that had been typed up in the 1970s and given to me years later. Pure and simple data entry into Ancestry.com. "Won't take too long." I wanted the information to be off of the aging photocopy and available to my family members online. That was 2010. I got sucked in. "How far back can I go?? I must know!!" I got sidetracked on a quest to research each and every direct ancestor. Come to think of it, I think I only entered about 5% of that photocopy. #todo
I've come to enjoy learning about my family members' lives, the towns they lived in and the history taking place in their backyard. It used to be my backyard too. I'm learning so much that it can't fit on Instagram, Ancestry.com, or in my head. I decided to write it down so that I could remember it later and other family members could read about it if they so desired. This blog has no hopes of being regular, methodical, or organized in any way. But I do hope it will be a tad bit interesting.
