tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post3366466525761297620..comments2024-03-03T16:35:25.083-05:00Comments on Marian's Roots and Rambles: Shout It from the Roof TopMarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04738104230962644360noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-5499302369342916712012-02-22T22:39:52.775-05:002012-02-22T22:39:52.775-05:00Marian, the several funerals this year of my elder...Marian, the several funerals this year of my elderly first cousins has helped me get closer to their children as well. They ALL know that I'm doing genealogy in the family and would love to see photos, talk with them, and more. Unfortunately at my age, I'm getting slim pickings from these various cousins. I'm always happy to see younger people in my Beginner classes in genealogy - they can actually talk with their grandparents and elderly aunts and uncles. <br />Ed's idea for an app is fabulous!Celia Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04096301290962083820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-23173651324217156782012-02-22T15:08:11.854-05:002012-02-22T15:08:11.854-05:00Marian: what?! You were traveling somewhere for re...Marian: what?! You were traveling somewhere for reasons other than genealogy?! ;)<br /><br />You have a good point about letting everyone know. The more people heard about my research, the more stuff came out of the woodwork and into my possession! Whether for guilt or for the relief of finally finding someone who would appreciate all that "junk," I don't know. I prefer thinking of my relatives in that latter frame of mind. I know I feel better about entrusting my possessions into the hands of someone I know who will appreciate them. It's the getting-to-knowing that's the challenge.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-73463344626124426032012-02-22T15:03:37.442-05:002012-02-22T15:03:37.442-05:00Somebody ought to make an app for that!Somebody ought to make an app for that!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-74121417772021783702012-02-22T14:34:04.658-05:002012-02-22T14:34:04.658-05:00Marian - you were in my husband's family's...Marian - you were in my husband's family's neck of the woods. I'm doing my best to get more familiar with Cape May County records.<br /><br />I also like Ed's idea. I was in Morristown, N.J. a couple of summers ago and got to see some old family homes, but didn't realize that ancestors were buried in a cemetery that we likely drove past!Elizabeth Handlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529452862369140506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-84871495108936357972012-02-22T11:32:28.504-05:002012-02-22T11:32:28.504-05:00Ed, that sounds like a perfect idea for the develo...Ed, that sounds like a perfect idea for the developer app challenge for RootsTech 2013!Marianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738104230962644360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-70240746794901987692012-02-22T11:30:20.883-05:002012-02-22T11:30:20.883-05:00I've had an idea for some genealogy software t...I've had an idea for some genealogy software that I have yet to find out in the world and this post reminded me of it again. I would like to be able to type in my location and destination (like in mapquest or a GPS) and it pulls up a list of genealogical events from my family tree that happened near or on my route. If I had a dollar for every time I learned after the fact, that I had been near something of genealogical interest to me, I would be maybe a dozen dollars richer and had more insight to my family tree than I do now.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-18826764777753921932012-02-22T11:04:12.348-05:002012-02-22T11:04:12.348-05:00Marian - Excellent article! My family knows that I...Marian - Excellent article! My family knows that I work on family history but I really need to remind them from time to time!<br /><br />DeniseAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02521713742642286287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691016683378293851.post-56231134093022310642012-02-22T10:27:27.857-05:002012-02-22T10:27:27.857-05:00Marian,
Welcome to (almost) my neck of the woods....Marian,<br /><br />Welcome to (almost) my neck of the woods. A group of my ancestors were in that area. Love the shore. Cape May, next town south, is almost as nice as Cape Cod.<br /><br />I learned a trick at RootsTech 2012, that I am working on, to get family members to provide me with information. I lost a two cousins (my generation) to an accident and cancer, but I am contact with their children through FB. So, since they are on FB, I am working on WikiTree to see if they, the FB generation, can provide me with information about themselves and children that I don't have.<br /><br />RussCousin Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326890362591254874noreply@blogger.com