Roots and Stones: Wordless Wednesday

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Wednesday, January 26

Among the Geraniums and Garden Gnomes... (Wordless Wednesday)

Charlie. Taken Summer 2010 by J. L. Cameron.

Not quite genealogy related, but he is family! ;)

Wednesday, January 12

Historic Huntsville Station : (Almost) Wordless Wednesday

Huntsville Train Station, Huntsville, Chaffey tp., (now the municipality of the Town of Huntsville) Muskoka dist., Ontario, CAN; taken ca. September 2010 by W. Cameron [address private]; copy in possession of the author.

The present Huntsville train station was built in 1924, to replace an older station built originally in 1886 (when the track was first constructed). For more information, see the Huntsville Train Station Society.

Wednesday, January 5

Wordless Wednesday: Valcartier Picture Postcard, W. W. 1

"Valcartier Camp - Canada. 1st Royal Montreal Detraining."

Original in possession of F. Crago, as of 2010. Reverse of postcard is blank, except for pre-printed description.

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Wednesday, December 29

Wordless Wednesday: Valcartier Picture Postcard, W. W. I.

Valcartier Camp - Canada. The "Dry" Canteen.

Original in possession of F. Crago, as of 2010. Reverse of postcard is blank, except for pre-printed description.

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Wednesday, December 22

Wordless Wednesday: Valcartier Picture Post, W. W. 1

"Valcartier Camp - Canada. Arrival of Western Contingent."

Original in possession of F. Crago, as of 2010. Reverse of postcard is blank, except for pre-printed description.

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Sunday, December 19

Research Diary, no. 5

My Research Diary:
Part to-do list...
Part dear diary...
Part Nosy-Nellie...

Weekly events, plans (and a question or two) from my oh-so exciting genealogy (and sometimes non-genealogy) life...

"History is neither written nor made without love or hate."
- Theodor Mommsen (1817-1903)

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What happened this week:

Blog housekeeping...

Changed my Blogger Profile picture to an actual "me" picture ;) and added the profile widget to the blog's sidebar.
I separated out two more lists from the main label gadget:: Locations (other than those covered in "Ontario Counties & Districts") and Cemeteries & Churches.
I've added 24 new-to-me blogs to my reading lists - see below (though I'm sure there will be more, as always!)
I started charting out a rough draft of a blog schedule - as per one of my goals for the new year...
More new followers! Who knew I'd have something interesting to say ;-) Hello to everyone (new and old) and thanks for reading! I think I've followed everyone in turn, but if I haven't please let me know!
I edited the About page and added a header pic [though it may change, something just isn't sitting right...]

Genealogy:

I finished the "52 Weeks to Better Genealogy" challenge for week 10 (Family Search Pilot) and posted the challenge for week 11 (Transitional Genealogists Forum)...
Regular features included Tombstone Tuesday (Oshawa Union), Wordless Wednesday (a second Valcartier postcard), Tabloid Thursday (1911 fashion), and a 2nd (and just for fun!) Blog Carol (with Bob and Doug McKenzie)...
My Brick Walls page is posted (though it's only bare bones at the moment...)
More housekeeping: began (or rather, continued...) indexing and properly labelling documents (currently on births); also still working on FGSs...

I'm currently reading Alison Gernsheim's classic Victorian and Edwardian Fashion: A Photographic Survey, Dover Publications, 1981 (originally published as Fashion and Reality (1840-1914) by Faber and Faber, 1963). And of course, all of my ILLO's have come in at the same time, so I'll be doing a lot of reading in the next 3 weeks...

New-to-me blogs:

Canadian genealogy blogs

What's coming up:

I was thinking of becoming a FamilySearch Indexer - does anyone else do this? What do you think?
Tombstone Tuesday and Tabloid Thursday make an appearance...
...and in the middle, Wordless Wednesday continues with my "mini-series" of Valcartier picture postcards.
My results for Week 10 (Transitional Genealogists Forum) of "52 Weeks to Better Genealogy" and a new challenge post for Week 12 (Archive & Library Sites).
Still mulling over ideas for Military Monday, as well as another personal regular feature inspired by The Wandering Genealogist's Ancestral Profiles... [I like schedules, can't you tell? ;-) ]

Barely a week after I posted my Research Plan, the newest CoG edition (due January 1, 2011) was announced - about genealogy plans! I would like to take part, and I'll probably expand (and add!) to my goals section...
Haven't started (and probably won't start until the holidays when I'm off work) working on my planned Resources page...

Weekly Question ('cuz I'm nosy! ;-)

How do you tag/label your blog posts (if you blog) and how do you (if you do) showcase them on the sidebar/bottom of your blog (list vs. cloud, number vs. not numbered, alphabetically vs. most popular, one long list vs. specialized lists, etc.)?

Whenever I find a new blog, one of first things I do (beside read the posts!) is to see how everything is set up - I'm always on the look-out for ideas! There's always something different, which is good!

Thanks for reading!
Jenn

Wednesday, December 15

Wordless Wednesday: Valcartier Picture Postcard, W. W. 1

"Valcartier Camp - Canada. Grenadiers Off to the Ranges."

Original in possession of F. Crago, as of 2010. Reverse of postcard is blank, except for pre-printed description.

Sunday, December 12

Research Diary, No. 4

My Research Diary:
Part to-do list...
Part dear diary...
Part Nosy-Nellie...

Weekly events, plans (and a question or two) from my oh-so exciting genealogy (and sometimes non-genealogy) life...

"Dance like no one is watching. Sing like no one is listening. Love like you've never been hurt and live like it's heaven on Earth."
- Mark Twain (1835-1910)

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What happened this week:

Blog housekeeping...

I separated some more labels from the main list: "Ontario Counties & Disticts" and "Memes & Themes" are now distinct label lists, along with "Surnames".
I moved some buttons to the bottom of the blog, including blogoversary (only 50 more days!), Geneabloggers, comments, and the moon phases. I was thinking of moving the Followers gadget down there as well, but I kept it in the sidebar as it breaks up the text...
I added an identification/copyright footer.
I added 48! new-to-me blogs to my reading lists - see below (though I'm sure there will be more!)
I gained (just a few! ;-) new followers - hello to everyone (new and old) and thanks for reading!
I added my name to the Geneabloggers Blog Listing - and I appeared in the December 4rd edition of New Genealogy Blogs. Thanks Thomas!

Genealogy:

Organization may (finally!) be coming! I've finally found the type of forms I want to use (actually, I ended up making the templates myself...) and have started to input data. Along with my Research Plan (see below), I think I'm finally on the road to organization...at least it feels that way!
I finished the "52 Weeks to Better Genealogy" challenge for week 8 (online maps) and week 9 (genealogy blogs) and posted the challenge for week 10 (Family Search Pilot)...
I bought a scanner! And it was on sale! Now I can start posting my gadzillion cemetery pics...
I created an overall Research Plan, including my "mission statement", my research focus, sources, an organizational plan, and objectives for the coming year. And since I'm nosy...do you have a general genealogy research plan (whether kept in your brain or jotted down on paper)? Or do you fly by the seat of your pants? ;-)
I posted my first "Tabloid Thursday" - a personal weekly meme designed to showcase everything newspaper: articles, social news, columns, and other little tidbits. This week it was...1910 BMDs and a "cheerful spinster" wanted
Other posts this week included my first Wordless Wednesday and my entry for footnoteMaven's Blog Caroling theme.

New-to-me blogs:

Canadian genealogy blogs

What's coming up:

I have two new pages I want to create: i.) a Resources page listing the cemetery transcriptions and books I've acquired, both for my personal memory and also for other researchers (look-ups and such); and ii.) a Brick Walls page, where I can (briefly) lay-out my major research hurdles.
My results for Week 10 (Family Search Pilot) of "52 Weeks to Better Genealogy" (for which I don't have very long with the brand-new site coming soon!) and a new challenge post for Week 11 (Transitional Genealogists Forum).
My first Tombstone Tuesday post! ;-)
I would also like to participate in Military Monday, but what I have in mind might take a bit of planning... so stay tuned for that! ;-)
For Wordless Wednesday I have a second Valcartier postcard and Tabloid Thursday brings the arrival of Paris fashion to a rough-and-tumble mining town...

My Question (among questions!):

Do you have an ancestor who served in the Great War (World War I)? My family (except for my step-great-grandfather, but mom's already "claimed" him...) is lacking in Great War soldiers, so I find myself "collecting" other people's ancestors... Or on the opposing side, was anyone in your family interred as an "enemy alien" during the Great War?

Thanks for reading!
Jenn

Wednesday, December 8

Wordless Wednesday: Valcartier Picture Postcard, W.W.I

"Valcartier Camp - Canada. Cleaning the Dinner Dishes"