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February 3, 2020

Happy 16th Birthday to My Blog!

Wow. I can't believe I started Olive Tree Genealogy blog in February 2003.

I've always had a structured timeline for posting, and for several years I posted every single day! I don't know how I did it.

For the past year or so I've been writing and posting three times a week. And yes, it gets more and more challenging to think of topics to talk about!

I write about lots of things - new databases online, tips for searching specific records, new projects Olive Tree Genealogy is working on, the new books I've completed and published, genealogy wish lists, genealogy discussions, and occasionally my own ancestors. I like to keep this blog more generic than talking about my own ancestry.

But I'm still hanging in and hoping my readers are getting something worthwhile out of my blogging - because believe me, it's not easy. It is truly a labour of love. The only thing that keeps  me going is my hope/belief that I'm adding something of value to online genealogy.

So... cheers! I'll keep blogging as long as I sense a need.






12 comments:

Miss Merry said...

Happy Birthday, Olive Tree!

Diane Gould Hall said...

Happy Blogiversary to you. Sixteen years is an amazing run. I’ve been at it for 10 years and you’re correct, it’s not easy. Finding new tips to share and family stories to write about is often a challenge. But, I expect you enjoy writing, as I do. So keep on trucking.....and writing. And we'll keep on reading.

Linda Stufflebean said...

Happy Blogiversary, Lorine. 16 years is a long time!

ScotSue said...

Congratulations, Lorine, on your blog anniversary - onto your 20th!

Kiwigirl said...

Thank you for this blog, it’s always interesting. Happy Birthday!

mooregenealogy@wordpress said...

All I can say is well done, and I hope you keep on going for at least 16 more years.

Marian B. Wood said...

Wishing you a sweet 16 blogiversary! Quite an accomplishment. Looking forward to your posts in 2020 and beyond.

Unknown said...

Happy Anniversary to you Olive Tree. Really appreciate your blogs and information. Mary Anne Connell

Unknown said...


Happy Anniversary to you. Really appreciate all the research you do and hints you pass on.

Mary Anne

Anonymous said...

I'm glad you've been around for 16 years and look forward to 16 more!

How about a column (or two) about how to find a female ancestor's name when all the records only list her as Mrs. Husband's Name? Can you tell us anything about using DNA to do that?

graysongal said...

Congratulations! And please keep going. I enjoy reading, and often encounter something to follow up on in my own research. Thank you for all your contributions.

graysongal said...

Congratulations! And please keep writing. I often encounter information and ideas useful in my research, even though I have no (known) Canadian connections. Thank you for your contributions.