My journey into genealogy (family history).
Hello, and welcome to my blog. My name is Gail and I will be your pilot for this trip. Let me first introduce myself.
I grew up in the upper peninsula of Michigan. People up there are called Yoopers (for da U.P.). I grew up 10 minutes from the Wisconsin border so I consider myself a Yooper by birth and a Cheese Head by association. I have since left the U.P. and I now live in Utah, but, you know what they say, you can take the girl out of the Midwest, but you can’t take the Midwest out of the girl.
My mother has been an avid genealogist since before it was cool. I have loved hearing her stories about all of the ancestors she has discovered and I am the happy recipient of her hard work. As she is aging and will one day pass, I have decided to “take up the mantle”. I have a bachelor’s degree in History from Southern New Hampshire University and am working on Family History certificates from BYU-Idaho through their online program.
I am the mother of 3 adult children (2 girls and 1 boy) and step-mom to 3 boys (2 of whom are adults). No grandchildren yet, but I’m ok with that. I hardly feel old enough to be a grandmother, even though I am actually old enough to be a grandmother.
This is my first blog, and, as you can guess, I am no spring chicken. I proudly claim that I am a Generation X girl. I’m just young enough to have a fairly good grasp on all of this technology stuff, and just old enough to struggle with it and have to ask my kids for help. So please pardon me if I mess things up a time or two (or three).
I hope to share with you my love of genealogy. My plan is to share the things that I am working on, my achievements, and my frustrations, but most of all, I hope to instill in you the desire to seek out your own ancestors. I would love to hear what you are working on and offer help and suggestions where you are stuck.
So let’s get started!