I am sure there are many of you readers who are doing your family tree or would like to do your family tree.I got hooked on it way back around 1976, that is also around the time that Alex Haley had his mini series called Roots on television. So yes I got addicted to genealogy. Once you start digging and find something ,you will want to dig some more. I have been doing my acadian side for a long time,and found lots of interesting stuff, like fur traders,guides,bakery owners,tragedies and more. It is sort of like a history story book. Then I connected with my english roots, wow I am finding ancestors who died in workhouses, well what were workhouses? Do you remember Oliver Twist? This gives you a sort of an idea. Workhouses were for the poor,sick,orphans and the elderly. Some workhouses had men in one area, women and children in other parts. They had really rigid rules, be up at a certain time, certain chores to be done, food was rationed. Think about it? Could your ancestors have been in one of these places? Mine died in one, not sure how long he had been there. He was old at the time. He had six children and when his youngest was around one year old he lost his wife. I don't know what happened between the time he lost his wife and the time of his death. I am curious to know. Now they have a show on TV every friday called Who do you think you are!. They trace family trees for the celebrities. It would be nice if they would choose a modern day person like you and I and take us to the land of our ancestors and find information that we haven't found yet. I keep hoping that through these celebrities one of my ancestors might surface. grin. A few pointers I would give to people who are just starting to trace their family trees or planning to do so. First of all take a pen ,paper, even a tape recorder , and talk to your parents, grandparents,aunts,uncles,cousins. Listen to their stories, get as much information from them as you can, with names,dates,places,and stories. Next check on obituaries , sometimes you find a lot of information which gives you clues where to go from there. The census are great too, but remember that sometimes the dates on the census for births, may be a year or two off, your great grandmother could have been 22 and may be listed as 25 and so on. Ancestry.com has lots of infomation but you have to pay. Family Search has a lot of information free, and there are now many censuses online. And you may also come across others who's line you branch into. But be very careful, check the information you find online out. There are mistakes, and errors online. There are folks who think they have found an ancestor way back that no one else has found, that can be correct and that can be wrong. Find out where they got that information. Another think you should do is mark all your sources down as you find stuff. Very important . I hope this blog has maybe inspired you to find out who you really are and where you come from. And remember by doing your family tree, you leave something behind when you pass on, something for your children, grandchildren, nieces ,nephews and their descendants. It is a good feeling. Now changing the subject, am adding a few thing for you to see, you can find these at http://www.zazzle.com/allicor* and http://www.zazzle.com/boot_eek* Have a great day>
Monday, February 27, 2012
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
What's new?
Hello everyone,well I am wondering what would be interesting to chat about. Have any of you had cataract surgery? Well I had my surgery a few weeks ago, and Monday I went for a follow up. I felt so good, thinking my eyes were ok, the lady ahead of me came out of the doctor's office with a big smile on her face, all had gone well for her. Next it was my turn. Oh boy I thought I will be so glad when this appointment is over. So he looks into my eyes and (not romantically either) grin and said you are going to need laser in both eyes. Yikes!. He said it doesnt hurt. Fine for him to say that, I was the one having it done. So he continued, I want to do them on Wednesday (today). Well I didn't know what to say so I said that often used word. YES!. Today I went in, my knees were shaking, my hands full of sweat. And then his secretary put some drops in my eyes. OUCH. That burns I said. So I waited and then she called me into another room. Again more drops, to freeze my eye. Yikes again it burns. The third time I felt nothing. So here I am waiting for him to walk in. Gulp!. Here he comes. Then I started ,1,2 ,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10. I had heard that if you get angry you count to ten and it makes it better. The doctor said why did you do that? I said, I did it hoping that I would relax. He laughed. So then here comes the eye laser. gulp! Follow the light he said. I thought to myself ,will the light go into the other room. grin. Anyway I got all nervous for nothing, it was a breeze, in less than ten minutes both eyes were done. Whew!. So the moral of this story is if you need cataract surgery or laser, take it from me, it is nothing at all.
Now I want to let you in on a sale. Until February 28 all wedding invitations,wedding stickers, postcards are 50 % off at http://www.zazzle.com/allicor* and at http://www.zazzle.com/boot_eek* And if you decide to order ,use code WEDDINGAISLE at the checkout. Have a great day or a good night. Until next time.
Chow for now.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Souvenirs and nostalgia
As most of you know Queen Elizabeth is celebration her diamond jubilee, meaning that she has been on the throne for sixty years. Did you also know that she got married in 1947 and she first met Prince Philip when she was only 13 years old? They met at the wedding of one of Prince Philip's relatives. And did you know that her father King George V1 was not suppose to be the king? His brother Edward V111 gave up the throne for the love of a woman, so George was made king. The reason I am talking about the royal family, is because a special lady gave me some old papers of the Royal Family. Seeing as this is a special year for the Queen, I have created a few souvenirs .Her birth, marriage, and other products such as mugs, postcards,stickers, you can find them at http://www.zazzle.com/allicor* I also have a lovely postcard of the marriage of King George V and Queen Mary. I will share a few items with you. I have also added a cute genealogy tee shirt .Hope you like today's blog even tho it is short. Until next time have a great day.
Allicor
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Stories from my Mom.
Hello, I have not blogged for a while but today I feel like sharing a story or two with you. My Mom is 93 years old, she says everyday "Don't look at me as 93, look at me as me." Makes a lot of sense to me.
My Mom has a memory like you wouldn't believe. I can sit and listen to her for hours and hours. Today we were sitting at her kitchen table, and she said: " When I was newly married, I used to make my bread ,and once it was made I would wrap the loaves in a cheesecloth or dish towels, and this paticular day, I went to get a loaf of bread, as I was unwrapping the loaf, didn't this little mouse run up my arm!, I was so scared that for years after that I could still feel those little paws climbing up my arm. Another story she told me, when her two oldest children were little, she had bought a big bag of buckwheat and she had to go hang her clothes on the line, so she told my sister to watch my brother, well when she came back in from hanging her clothes, my brother had gotten into the bag of buckwheat flour and had flour all over her kitchen floor. She was not too pleased with my sister that time. Mom told me stories about when I was a baby in a crib that their house was so cold at night, there were cracks in the wall and ceiling and at night time she would pin my blankets with clothes pins so that I would stay wrapped up. Now all these stories to me are treasures to keep and to share. And that is what I am doing. When we lose my Mom we lose her memories, so we need to savor all her memories and share with her descendents. My brother was telling me today, that Mom sees 17 fifth generations, can you believe it? Seventeen!. So I would like to say, if your parents share stories with you, save them, share them. Future generations will want to know about them. Now changing the subject I am adding some images of new products that you can find at http://www.zazzle.com/allicor*
New products include placemats, messenger bags, iPad Sleeves, and more.
Enjoy and have a great day
Alicor.
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