Comments on: Lesson Learned: Track Down Every Clue

By: Maggie

Maggie — Wed, 18 May 2011 03:23:48 +0000

We have to give ourselves a pat on the back for also the smart things we did in tracking down our unsuspecting relations as well. I am sure it weighs evenly in the end !

I really enjoy the comic relief in this blog !

Maggie ( not a blogger but hoping to share my end of things sooner than later or else the boxes full of genealogical papers that I have collected for 30 years will fade away or my descendants will throw them out by error !).

By: abby (desperategenie)

abby (desperategenie) — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 01:32:15 +0000

Hi Donna! I love your blog so I’ve shared the “One Lovely Blog” Award with you! Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge with us. See my blog for the mention and award info.

By: Shelley Bishop

Shelley Bishop — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:56:11 +0000

Donna, this is something I can certainly relate to! Time after time I just shake my head and wonder, what was I thinking? I really enjoy reading your posts. It gives me great pleasure to give you the One Lovely Blog Award. You can find the details at my blog, A Sense of Family: asenseoffamily-sb@blogspot.com

By: Leah Kleylein

Leah Kleylein — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:52:50 +0000

Yep, not only have I been there and done that, I just did it AGAIN this past weekend!! All you can do is be glad you did finally figure out what you needed to!

By: Donna Pointkouski

Donna Pointkouski — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 20:13:41 +0000

Well, it’s nice to know we can all form a Stupid Genealogists Club…lol. This isn’t the only dumb thing I’ve done; I’m just glad I am not alone in these experiences!

By: Diana Ritchie

Diana Ritchie — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 02:24:43 +0000

Thanks Donna ~ for making those of us who have also done these things realize that if nothing else we are in good company!

You are right about blogger being willing to publicly humiliate ourselves – I’ve written a number of posts like that. Let’s see, I “assumed” a great-grandmother had died in Colorado where she lived and was buried there….WRONG. I used a data on a wedding booklet rather than obtaining a marriage record – WRONG. And the list goes on…but at least we write about it so others can re-think some of their assumptions.

By: Greta Koehl

Greta Koehl — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 01:24:00 +0000

If I had a dollar for every time the critical piece of information was already in my hands or within my reach but I didn’t realize it at the time, I’d be … well, about $60 or $70 richer. At least there is the comfort of knowing that we all do this!

By: Cheryl Schulte

Cheryl Schulte — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 21:54:30 +0000

Just think Donna. If you had known this information all along your great post on a missing relative would have never been written.

By: Joan Hill

Joan Hill — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 21:42:21 +0000

Been there, done that, don’t want the t-shirt! LOL, thanks for the reminder.