On Melissa Corley blog Bayside Blog, I found an interesting exercise.

I thought I would try it and see what I came up with <grin>
Thank you Melissa it was fun!

Key:

Things you have already done or found – bold type

Things you have not done or found /don’t care to.

99 Genealogy Things

1. Belong to a genealogical society Tenney Family Assoc., Tackett Family Association.
2. Joined a group on Genealogy Wise.
3. Transcribed records.
4. Uploaded headstone pictures to Find-A-Grave or a similar site
5. Documented ancestors for four generations (self, parents, grandparents, great-grandparents) [not quite done]
   
6. Joined Facebook.
7. Cleaned up a run-down cemetery.
8. Joined the Genea-Bloggers Group.
9. Attended a genealogy conference.
10. Lectured at a genealogy conference.
11. Spoke on a genealogy topic at a local genealogy society/local library’s family history group.
    
12. Joined the National Genealogical Society.
13. Contributed to a genealogy society publication.  Not yet, but I will.
14. Served on the board or as an officer of a genealogy society.
15. Got lost on the way to a cemetery.
16. Talked to dead ancestors.
17. Researched outside the state in which I live.
18. Knocked on the door of an ancestral home and visited with the current occupants.
19. Cold called a distant relative.
20. Posted messages on a surname message board.
21. Uploaded a gedcom file to the internet.
22. Googled my name (and those of ancestors)found a cousin by googling my name, there was a Julia Hogston in husbands family 😀
23. Performed a random act of genealogical kindness.
24. Researched a non-related family, just for the fun of it.
25. Have been paid to do genealogical research.
26. Earn a living (majority of income) from genealogical research. I’d love to be able to do this, but haven’t found the right formula!
27. Wrote a letter (or email) to a previously unknown relative.
28. Contributed to one of the genealogy carnivals.
29. Responded to messages on a message board.
30. Was injured while on a genealogy excursion.
31. Participated in a genealogy meme.
32. Created family history gift items.  Cook book for daughter with so of Grandma’s recipes
33. Performed a record lookup.
34. Took a genealogy seminar cruise.
35. Am convinced that a relative must have arrived here from outer space.
36. Found a disturbing family secret.
37. Told others about a disturbing family secret (but not all of the secrets).
38. Combined genealogy with crafts (family picture quilt, scrapbooking).
39. Think genealogy is a passion and/or obsession not a hobby.
40. Assisted finding next of kin for a deceased person.
41. Taught someone else how to find their roots. I was a host in the beginners chat at the Golden Gates Genealogy Forum on AOL for several years. I hope I taught someone something 😀
    
42. Lost valuable genealogy data due to a computer crash or hard drive failure.
43. Been overwhelmed by available genealogy technology.
44. Know a cousin of the 4th degree or higher.  Married my 7,8,9 cousin hee hee hee!
45. Disproved a family myth through research.
    
46. Got a family member to let you copy photos.
47. Used a digital camera to “copy” photos or records. Always
    
48. Translated a record from a foreign language.
49. Found an immigrant ancestor’s passenger arrival record. Found that travels of a great Aunt to Hawaii then Singapore, but no such luck with immigrants yet.
    
50. Looked at census records on microfilm, not on the computer.
    
51. Used microfiche.
    
52. Visited the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.
53. Used Google+ for genealogy.
54. Visited a church or place of worship of one of your ancestors.
55. Taught a class in genealogy. Again on AOL in the Beginners Chat, special presentation.
56. Traced ancestors back to the 18th Century.
57. Traced ancestors back to the 17th Century.
58. Traced ancestors back to the 16th Century. 
59. Can name all of your great-great-grandparents.
60. Know how to determine a soundex code without the help of a computer. Does a cheat sheet count?
61. Have found many relevant and unexpected articles on internet to “put flesh on the bones”.
62. Own a copy of Evidence Explained by Elizabeth Shown Mills.
63. Helped someone find an ancestor using records you had never used for your own research.  
64. Visited the main National Archives building in Washington, DC.
65. Have an ancestor who came to America as an indentured servant. My children do.. grandfather in there Dad’s lineage.
66. Have an ancestor who fought in the Revolutionary War, War of 1812 or Civil War.
67. Taken a photograph of an ancestor’s tombstone.
68. Can “read” a church record in Latin. Wish I could half bold! I took Latin in HS not sure if it would serve me or not 😀
69. Have an ancestor who changed his/her name, just enough to be confusing.
70. Joined a Rootsweb mailing list. Moderate two
71. Created a family website.
72. Have a genealogy blog.
73. Was overwhelmed by the amount of family information received from someone.
74. Have broken through at least one brick wall.
75. Done genealogy research at a court house.
76. Borrowed microfilm from the Family History Library through a local Family History Center(s).
77. Found an ancestor in an online newspaper archive.
78. Have visited a NARA branch.
79. Have an ancestor who served in WWI or WWII.
80. Use maps in my genealogy research.
    
81. Have a blacksheep ancestor.
82. Found a bigamist amongst my ancestors.
83. Attended a genealogical institute.
84. Taken online genealogy (and local history) courses.
    
85. Consistently (document) and cite my sources.
86. Visited a foreign country (i.e. one I don’t live in) in search of ancestors.
    
87. Can locate any document in my research files within a few minutes.
88. Had an ancestor married four times.
89. Made a rubbing of an ancestor’s gravestone.
90. Followed genealogists on Twitter.
91. Published a family history book.
92. Learned of a death of a fairly close family relative through research.
93. Offended a family member with my research.
94. Reunited someone with precious family photos or artifacts.
95. Have a paid subscription to a genealogy database.
96. Submitted articles for FamilySearch Wiki.
97. Organized a family reunion. working on one for next year
98. Hogston family reunion in MI in 2012!
99. Used Archives in countries where my ancestors originated.
100. Converted someone new to the love of all things genealogy.

Happy Hunting!

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