Here is an update of my “geneagoals 2018.” I was pregnant from January to August. Here is what I wrote: Here are the most important genealogy priorities framed as broader level goal so I can have a higher chance of success while I struggle through being pregnant. Always have enough family names to take…
Category: Meta-Blogging
Family Future
I am 5 months pregnant with my fifth child, a boy. He is due August 19. This summer is going to be very long, hot, and challenging with four other small kids at home, especially because I haven’t been feeling great. It went from nausea to intense fatigue and constant grating pain, and I just…
Nitpicking and Translation
I’ve been working on transcribing and translating Czech land records with a friend. I’ve learned a lot in the last three weeks – so much I have yet to share on this blog! For now, some meta data: It’s been extremely fun – surprisingly so, actually. It’s…well…it turns out…I’m…very nerdy. Well, so what. That can’t…
My first last day in Frenštát p. Radhoštěm
I woke up this morning in Frenštát, one of the ancestral home towns of my Czech ancestors. It is the last day of our stay in this part of the Czech Republic, as today we will travel by train to Prague. Of course I feel overwhelmed with thoughts and feelings, but I will only write…
I’m Back! Genealogy Goals and Projects for 2015!
Hey! I’m alive! And now that I’m officially 6 weeks postpartum (as in, my life is returning to normal again!) it’s time to resume this blog! I took an almost year-long hiatus from this blog because I was working on family present. Teehee. And here she is! Miss Cora Madeline Challis! Weird that they posted…
May Blogging Goals
Here are some new developments in my life: – I decided to stop taking genealogy clients because I wanted to focus my very brief “genealogy time” on developing my BCG portfolio. I did learn that client work is definitely in my future, but I can’t do anybody justice while I spread myself too thin. – I…
Why it’s OK to include unsourced ancestry.com family trees in your research
http://www.bcgcertification.org/skillbuilders/skbld135b.html Here’s an article that sums up my opinion on why it is okay to include unsourced family trees from ancestry.com in my research. Basically: “Effective family historians…exclude no potentially useful source, and they trust no unverified source.” USUALLY people have a reason for linking people in their online family trees. Maybe the reason is illogical, ill-thought…
Brief Overview of the Babinec project
So, you know how I mentioned that recently I’ve been focusing my efforts on getting my BCG portfolio prepared for submission? Well, I decided I would write about it on my blog. One of the requirements for the BCG portfolio is that the work be completely your own; no critique, review, or help from others….
Stay focused, Kate!
Hey blogosphere! I haven’t posted in about a week, but it’s because I have actually been working on some exciting genealogy work related to my BCG application. I have a dream of becoming a Certified Genealogist. It started over a year ago. I have been plugging along on my portfolio since the beginning of 2013….
March Blog Goals
Here’s my very meta-blogging post for you that is probably not going to be that interesting. I apologize in advance. Here are my blog/research goals for March: Blog every day! Answer at least 5 genealogy related emails every day! I am so backed up! I really apologize, blah blah blah. Seriously though. I feel embarrassed…