tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889101067611379117.post8376377099485138609..comments2023-08-15T07:41:11.075-07:00Comments on Elyse's Genealogy Blog: Genealogy Societies Need To Look Toward The Future (Follow-up Post)Elysehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15483136317329166274noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889101067611379117.post-6736989031202494252009-10-13T19:55:05.556-07:002009-10-13T19:55:05.556-07:00I hadn't thought of the groups in facebook, bu...I hadn't thought of the groups in facebook, but I am using it to connect to distant cousins. I have "met" many just by sending a brief message to one that has the lastname of the person I'm looking for. Just recently I found someone who married into the family just this may -- all I had was a sentence from her grandfather-in-law's obit that made the connection.<br /><br />ByUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04150698122530704421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889101067611379117.post-68599638382474144062009-08-02T12:25:55.801-07:002009-08-02T12:25:55.801-07:00I started out doing genealogy at a very young age ...I started out doing genealogy at a very young age as well. It was rare to find anyone my age around, but I figured that as long as I was out and about, maybe others would come out of the woodwork too, and show the old fogies that we exist. Now I am one of the old fogies and fit right in. You have to remember that a lot of them are not technologically savvy, and you can trade skills - you can Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889101067611379117.post-65094379779596982882009-07-31T09:43:42.293-07:002009-07-31T09:43:42.293-07:00Hello young genealogist, as a member of a small so...Hello young genealogist, as a member of a small society full of old fogies, we need you and your computer genius. We may have a website but it is really basic and we don't have the computer knowledge to set up blogs and databases, even tho we want to share the information we have collected.<br />So jump in and join your local society they will worship you, oohing and ahhing over your skills.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04703075923511390804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889101067611379117.post-74947610568668008952009-07-18T14:35:50.930-07:002009-07-18T14:35:50.930-07:00Congrats on another great article Elyse! I specifi...Congrats on another great article Elyse! I specifically wanted to congratulate you on your blogiversary as well! Looking forward to so much more!my Heritage Happenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06245411628267355846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889101067611379117.post-80176298103927942562009-07-15T13:09:00.990-07:002009-07-15T13:09:00.990-07:00Hi Elyse, glad to see another young genealogist! P...Hi Elyse, glad to see another young genealogist! People (especially distantly related cousins) are always surprised to learn I am one or even two generations younger than them!<br /><br />PS I joined a local gen society just so I can eventually become one of their board meetings and bring them up to the 21st century!Ginger Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17453442334718861407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889101067611379117.post-24702625593542837212009-07-15T11:15:26.371-07:002009-07-15T11:15:26.371-07:00I was a young twenty-something genealogist once. J...I was a young twenty-something genealogist once. Just remember age doesn't necessarily make a person more experienced. Keep doing what you are doing, Elyse! Everything you and the other young genealogists offer is a gift to the genealogy world. As we've all seen with these posts.Gayle Greshamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13225415106454396883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889101067611379117.post-90328832524142224922009-07-15T09:44:51.116-07:002009-07-15T09:44:51.116-07:00I will soon begin a blog for the Southern Genealog...I will soon begin a blog for the Southern Genealogist's Exchange Society (SGES), sometime after the next board meeting. I'm the SGES historian. I already have my own blog.<br /><br />SGES is also going to present genealogy to elementary-school students in the form of a genealogy coloring book/workbook, written by society members and illustrated by one of our members who is an artist.<brKaren Packard Rhodeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07641711434283636830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889101067611379117.post-57814142058945766472009-07-15T05:25:56.083-07:002009-07-15T05:25:56.083-07:00Elyse, I just heard about your blog from geneablog...Elyse, I just heard about your blog from geneabloggers.com and was glad to see it. The subject of young genealogists has come up before on the Transitional Genealogist email list and ever since, I've been interested in the stories of others who fall into this group. Glad to see another "youngin'" not afraid to jump in and show (and share) your skills! Good luck! NikkiN. LaRuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14556205785982365176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889101067611379117.post-83483426392592797342009-07-13T10:08:38.229-07:002009-07-13T10:08:38.229-07:00Thanks for the pep talk, Elyse. My local genealog...Thanks for the pep talk, Elyse. My local genealogical society has a meeting at the start of the month, and I've decided I'm going to go for it, whether I'll be mistaken as someone's grandchild or not. :)Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06733562786067510488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889101067611379117.post-3789872607868482812009-07-11T19:05:18.823-07:002009-07-11T19:05:18.823-07:00Now I just need to get you to talk to my 19-old da...Now I just need to get you to talk to my 19-old daughter - I am trying to get her "hooked" on genealogy.Greta Koehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429623811794360612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889101067611379117.post-60376995548695353462009-07-11T10:26:16.312-07:002009-07-11T10:26:16.312-07:00Another great post Elyse! I've mentioned it ov...Another great post Elyse! I've mentioned it over at my GenealogyWise blog posting:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.genealogywise.com/profiles/blogs/do-i-need-a-genealogy-or" rel="nofollow">http://www.genealogywise.com/profiles/blogs/do-i-need-a-genealogy-or</a><br /><br />Also - I am getting a bounceback from your gmail address - can you email me? I have a question or two for you.<br /><br />Thomas MacEnteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09925130637060406529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889101067611379117.post-24778016624362789932009-07-11T07:47:30.995-07:002009-07-11T07:47:30.995-07:00Yes, yes and yes! Great ideas! I especially like t...Yes, yes and yes! Great ideas! I especially like the idea of a student discount (since I am one) and Tweeting a meeting or lecture. Very good for those who are homebound or on the go. Great post!Lavender Leafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01611718660681118112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4889101067611379117.post-2576821746778363572009-07-10T23:16:13.106-07:002009-07-10T23:16:13.106-07:00Hear! Hear! Elyse, I'm going to link to your t...Hear! Hear! Elyse, I'm going to link to your two posts on the Eastern Washington Genealogical Society's blog.Miriam Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12021845886261585678noreply@blogger.com