I viewed the show on TV tonight "Who do you think you are?" with Sarah Jessica Parker. I got to wondering if I had any ancestors from Essex County, Mass, so I checked my Family Tree Maker to see for sure. Lots of relatives in Massachusetts, but no one in Essex Co at the time of the witch trials. Not true for my children, however. Their father's family (the Earles>Shumways) were in Essex Co around that time. Will have to dig deeper to see if any of them were involved in this black time in our country's past.
This was such a great idea for Ancestry.com and the tv execs - to bring this series to prime time television. I went onto Ancestry.com's website during the show and it was so busy that they had a notice posted about it. I myself have been interested in studying my ancestry for many years and have been active online for over a decade, using listservs and message boards to put out requests for information. My database now includes 5018 individuals - I currently use Family Tree Maker 2010 to keep my data current.
My goal with this blog is to share my journey from this point forward. I plan to attend the annual National Genealogical Society Conference in Salt Lake next month. They have a tracks for methodology and skill building in genealogical research that I hope to use, choosing seminars that will give me more ideas and skills to continue my search into my past generations.
So I will continue to write of my steps through the past.... Check back
Posted by Reba McMillan at 3/5/2010 12:00 AM | Add Comment
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