52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2024: Week 52 (RESOLUTION)
I first created my SomehowRelated blog in 2014 with the plan to write monthly about our Bramble Bush family tree, and genealogy in general.
In the following 5 years I wrote exactly 4 blogs.
In 2019 I hoped that joining #52Ancestors would help me develop a committed relationship to my blog for sharing my genealogy research.
My resolution that year was to write 52 stories about 52 different ancestors.
I honestly didn't have much hope that I would write every week in that first year.
Moving from an uncommitted relationship to a committed relationship required me to figure out who my audience was.
First it was me: creating tangible evidence of what I spend my time & our money on.
Second it was my children: who right now aren't interested, but someday when I am no longer here to share it they might be.
Third is a future me: someone who is searching for where they fit in their own genealogical story, and find their ancestors in my stories.
In the past 6 years I have written 312 stories about our Bramble Bush & genealogy in general.
Remembering I only wrote 4 stories in the 5 years previously this is an amazing achievement that I am very proud of.
I am eternally grateful to Amy Johnson Crow & her 52Ancestorsin52Weeks Challenge.
If you would like to breath life into your ancestors - this challenge is for you.
If you would like to take your ancestors from names and dates on a page to real people who lived life - this challenge is for you.
You can sign up here:
https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/52-ancestors-in-52-weeks-new/
You can choose the free version where you will receive the weekly prompts & instructions on how to share them with a supportive community on Facebook.
OR
You can choose to pay just $47 for a whole year of excellent professional genealogical support for the weekly prompts which I think is a fantastic deal.
When you sign up for the plus version you will also get the weekly prompts & instructions on how to share them with a supportive community on Facebook which is a fantastic resource too.
Bring your ancestors to life by writing about them.
Their voices are waiting to be heard.
As 2024 comes to an end I recommit to 2025's weekly stories about the ancestors who came before us.
From our house to yours Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year!!!
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| “Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!” 1 |
This is why I search -
Cause ...
You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!
***Any errors are my own. Please send me any updates or corrections via the comments at the bottom of this blog post***
Footnote:
1 A Visit from St. Nicholas. Moore, Clement Clarke. Source: The Random House Book of Poetry for Children (Random House Inc., 1983) Retrieved December 21st 2024 from
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43171/a-visit-from-st-nicholas
Photo:
Personal
Source:
First Things First - Going Back to the Beginning of My Genealogy Blog. 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 1 (First). Originally published January 7, 2019. Retrieved December 21st 2024 from
https://somehowrelated.blogspot.com/2019/01/first-things-first.html
Links:
Amy Johnson Crow, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge
https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/52-ancestors-in-52-weeks/
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