Grandma's Stitches: Stitching Families Together

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Stitching Families Together

[Music: Enya. . . A Day without Rain]
This is my latest attempt at movie making. . . Turn your sound on.

Each of us is a thread in the tapestry of life
Some of us are woven closely to the past
Others pull away and become worn, frayed
Detached, distant.
In the end, our families stories create a picture
Imperfect, flawed
Yet amusing and fascinating.
Sometimes it's tragic, sometimes magic,
But it is always worth a second look.

Thank you for stopping by.

2 comments:

Travelin'Oma said...: I love the poem and the movie and the music. It adds a whole new dimension. Sometimes I feel like time is going too fast for me to learn how to do everything I want to do.; July 26, 2010 at 12:29 AM
Olive's Granddaughter said...: Oma, I am sure an amateur at everything I do--doesn't getting old suck?; July 26, 2010 at 9:23 AM

Ancestral Names

Dad's lines: (All British) Eardley, Pixton, Holding, Silcock (Silcox), Heath, Grocott, Middleton, Hankinson, Alcock, Hulme, Bennett, Tinsley, Hatton, Renshaw, Bedson

Mom's lines: (German, Swedish and British) Kloepfer, Johnson, Partington, Anderson (Swedish), Taylor, Hammond, Budd, Collings, Seed, Makepeace, Pehrsson (Swedish), Nilsson (Swedish), Holm

My Husband's lines: (All early American, All from Delmarva peninsula) Slaughter, Onley, Phillips, Spry, Reed, Selby, Bunting, Carey, Bundick, Ingram, Campbell, Richardson, Hughes, Young, Hobbs

Keep it Simple

Rules of research:

1. Start with what you know

2. Type a pedigree into a good genealogy computer program. Start with yourself.

3. Enter Family Group Records using same program.

4. Look for blanks spots and decide what you want to learn.

5. Chose the records you'll need to search.

6. Send for certificates if necessary or go to archive/library which has the records. Make copies of records you need.

7. Keep a research log.

8. Add new data to pedigree and FGR.

9. Use universal date format: 3 Jan 1891

10. Use this place format: City/Town/Parish, County, State, Country

11. Always list females on pedigree & FGR by maiden name

12. Cite your sources.

{Rinse and Repeat ;-) }

Share your findings with relatives.
Genealogy brings families together,
both living and dead.

"It is good to look to the past to gain appreciation for the virtues of those who have gone before, to gain strength for whatever lies ahead.

It is good to reflect upon the work of those who labored so hard and gained so little in this world, but out of whose dreams and early plans, so well nurtured, has come a great harvest of which we are the beneficiaries.

Their tremendous example can become a compelling motivation for us.

For each of us is a pioneer in his own life."

~~LDS President Gordon B. Hinckley