tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540353207535235590.post452548975506526030..comments2023-10-05T07:23:26.536-07:00Comments on The Journey Takers Blog: My Amazing Phone CallLeslie Albrecht Huberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03305468226348652669noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540353207535235590.post-20167990642748079312011-02-20T12:43:17.588-08:002011-02-20T12:43:17.588-08:00Thanks for your comments. It was fun to hear some ...Thanks for your comments. It was fun to hear some other similar stories!Leslie Albrecht Huberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305468226348652669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540353207535235590.post-82238062158939109702011-02-19T15:30:45.050-08:002011-02-19T15:30:45.050-08:00Writing about and publishing your findings is as i...Writing about and publishing your findings is as integral a part of genealogy as the research. It is the only way to reach out to family members you do not know.Ezekiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13586078281276266488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540353207535235590.post-78421693650153339672011-02-18T09:36:44.584-08:002011-02-18T09:36:44.584-08:00Wow, that is wonderful!
I've been compiling my...Wow, that is wonderful!<br />I've been compiling my own family's information and I think it has become inevitable that I follow your lead and write my family story as well.<br /><br />Just this week I was contacted by a 2nd cousin in the Czech Republic who found my tree online. I'm hoping we can swap information and both get some surprises nearly as promising as your letters!JJThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16632237117490229725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540353207535235590.post-16051351356485548082011-02-16T19:12:27.899-08:002011-02-16T19:12:27.899-08:00Long ago, when I was a "baby genealogist"...Long ago, when I was a "baby genealogist" I attended a lecture of a man who was a publisher. He had two pieces of advice that I remember. One was his definition of publishing (taking two sheets of paper, stapling them together and handing them to someone). The other was to always count on a second edition of the family history as being the more correct. He said as soon as you disseminate the first edition, those "cousins by the dozens" will come out of hiding and want to be included. Or they will come up with the family picture of the woman born in 1823 (happened to me), or they will come up with early German letters. <br /><br />What a treasure!Elissa S Powellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12155846120143724169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540353207535235590.post-66713483321330845632011-02-16T18:19:16.258-08:002011-02-16T18:19:16.258-08:00Hurray! That is fabulously exciting. I'm so ...Hurray! That is fabulously exciting. I'm so happy for you.<br />Please share details with your faithful readers here!Anita Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16850757077329787576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540353207535235590.post-32246909020531925162011-02-16T11:08:51.264-08:002011-02-16T11:08:51.264-08:00Great news! And if I never get to writing that bo...Great news! And if I never get to writing that book, at least I have many bulletin board posts and more recent blog posts to attract cousins from the electronic world. <br />I come from a family of 2 children, with only 6 first cousins and I am always thrilled to hear from some "removed" ones.Sara E. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225335295996071660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540353207535235590.post-10502136927185735042011-02-16T10:47:36.177-08:002011-02-16T10:47:36.177-08:00I think my Forrest Gump Principle of genealogy app...I think my Forrest Gump Principle of genealogy applies here: "Genealogy research is like a box of chocolates - you never know what you're going to find."<br /><br />Why does this always happen after you've written the article or book? Simply because you reached a wider audience than before. That's the power of publishing whether on paper or online. <br /><br />It seems to me that every piece of information we have is only a snapshot at a point in time. You can have 10, 100 ior thousands pieces, but we cannot capture every facet of their lives. I'm just happy to have the snapshots!<br /><br />Enjoy the letters - RandyRandy Seaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.com