What a semester it was! You can look for me on Dean's list though :) Unfortunately, all this studying hasn't left me much time to work on the website and for that I apologize. I am currently only taking two classes and plan on getting as much done as I can before the next semester starts up. I also am available to do look-ups at the Wayne County Historian's office so if you find yourself at a loss needing some information and that seems to be the only place it can be obtained, please do not hesitate to contact me, it would be my pleasure to go there and look for you. I hope anyone reading this is doing well.
Boy, it's been a while, I know. I have started my semester at Finger Lakes Community College where I am working fast towards a degree in Sociology. I figure that'll be one step closer to becoming a professional genealogist. Oh how I wish I lived in Boston, or Utah and could actually major in family history! But I've learned quite a bit, the elective that I chose for this semester is Early American History, yes, I love it! My Sociology teacher said to look for her Sociology of the Family Tree class, I cannot tell you how excited I am about that class! I will be getting on here more and more to get back to work, it's just been an extensive workload with the 5 classes, but hey, my grades show that I'm working hard. I hope anyone reading this is doing well in whatever projects you have going!
This is a wonderful book! There are so many facts for the Palmer family in here, it's great. Even though Percival Palmer, from the Salinda Baxter write up, wasn't an ancestor or a descendant of Cornelius Palmer, his family has been included. I was hoping when taking it out it would have something pertaining to the family, but I never expected to actually have him in it. It says that this book has been placed in the New England Historical Society, New York State Library, Albany, New York and Institute of American Genealogy, Chicago, Illinois, Reynolds Library Rochester New York. If only every family had a book like this. It's kind of what I'm trying to accomplish with this website. It's safe to say I was very impressed when reading this book.
First I want to take the time to apologize for not working as much on the site in the last two weeks. I had a surprise house guest on and off for them. It was my sons half brother. I was told that never would I see some people that I know doing that, but family, is important to me, and I want my children to know that, so since their father isn't seeing them why shouldn't us mothers get our children together? With that being said, the past few days I have begun an interesting investigation in the spare time that I have had, which of course has been limited. I have been trying to make a sick woman's dream of finding her adopted (out of the home) brother to unite them after 62 years. At first this started as trying to find a home for my sons Grandfather (he was adopted) but since he wasn't a match, the goal has changed.
Genealogy research involves many different skills including, but not limited to, organization, memorization, investigating, and estimating. With these skills I was able to find my half sisters that I had never met, introduce my daughters Father to his Father, reunite a mother and son, find the one child that was adopted out of my family (but since she does not know she was adopted, I would never tell her). Genealogy skills are useful in so many things. It never ceases to amaze me how something that I love so much can be used in so many ways. The Importance of CitingI have learned, thanks to the Genealogical Society of Wayne County, the very importance of Citing all Sources. I have spent the last 3 days going back through all of my work because of my foolish thinking. I thought since the newspapers that are 75 years old are public domain I wouldn't need to cite them. This was my mistake. If you take an image off the computer you have to cite it. If I had looked at the actual newspapers however, and not digital images, I would not have needed to cite them more than I did. I would like to give a special thanks to Bob Davis for allowing me to use his pictures from Find-A-Grave on this website as they are wonderful pictures :) From now on, no matter how old the article, document, picture is, it will be cited so you guys can find exactly where I got them from and find them if you'd like to.
Today I met with the Wayne County Genealogical Society. If you haven't already viewed their website, you will find it here. They are some really great people! I will be going to their next meeting and paying my dues to become a member. It was incredible to be around so many people interested in family history. Their next meeting is July 23rd at the Newark-Arcadia Historical Society, 120 High St., Newark, NY(map).
While I only met a few people there I was able to walk away with more knowledge than I had when I arrived, I learned about the regulations for this website and am now updating it to be up to all the standards. I'm happy to have learned this before I was further into it as it would have been very hard to update. |
FrancescaI have been researching for over ten years now and have decided that this website will be my gift to the genealogical world, as I work to become a professional. Archives
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