tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post5836905792695156863..comments2024-03-13T21:06:16.936-04:00Comments on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog: I Spy With My Genealogy Eye...Olive Tree Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-42518798178799927612011-06-14T09:53:50.343-04:002011-06-14T09:53:50.343-04:00Combined with your June 9th post on making a video...Combined with your June 9th post on making a video-- I think you could start a class for parents and kids on how to transfer a love of genealogy on to the next generation (have you thought of a book or article on that subject?) My parents made my brothers and me a photo album of our main ancestors and we always heard their stories. That jump-started my interest -- and after I found a treasure Linda Gartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00740477693031139484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-38190672143810311762011-06-03T19:15:11.419-04:002011-06-03T19:15:11.419-04:00Fantastic idea!! The best part is once they are g...Fantastic idea!! The best part is once they are grown they will SO appreciate you playing that game with them!!Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02918569120586036647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-17530180572237557472011-06-03T13:40:59.180-04:002011-06-03T13:40:59.180-04:00I was fortunate to have several family historians ...I was fortunate to have several family historians around me in my young developmental years. The love and respect for my family has been a personal source of strength all of my life.<br /><br />My studies in Family Systems Therapy reinforced the importance of embracing a broad perspective of "family". It is empowering and provides a strong "root" system for every member's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-24143194745439471052011-06-03T12:27:09.379-04:002011-06-03T12:27:09.379-04:00Patti, I hope you'll develop a special kinship...Patti, I hope you'll develop a special kinship with a relative you meet while researching so your info vp an be passed on. My grandmother's cousin was a lifelong researcher but her children weren't interested and there were never any grandchildren. She even had personal letters written to her by a US President and First Lady. Although she freely and generously shared copies if her Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11616078539637915034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-45481538534458285512011-06-02T20:18:21.324-04:002011-06-02T20:18:21.324-04:00I would second what Susan said - it was the old fa...I would second what Susan said - it was the old family stories that stuck in my mind that were the seeds that sprouted into a passion for genealogy. My daughters were already teenagers when I caught the bug, but I keep "talking genealogy at them" and hope it will take!Greta Koehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429623811794360612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-1902274338797220282011-06-02T19:36:54.616-04:002011-06-02T19:36:54.616-04:00I admit that I too have brainwashed my children. ...I admit that I too have brainwashed my children. I thought they weren't paying attention to my genealogy - they rolled their eyes if I dragged them into a cemetery or mentioned a breakthrough. <br />Then one day my older daughter was talking to her US History teacher and mentioned that she was a member of C.A.R. He asked how one becomes a member and she said "You need to prove that Kimberly Nagyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17295723358701113358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-42451884093088058452011-06-02T19:26:38.858-04:002011-06-02T19:26:38.858-04:00Great idea to groom the next generation of addicts...Great idea to groom the next generation of addicts! Thanks for the suggestion.Kathleen Rileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13559616478062179820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-2201379785592572952011-06-02T12:39:32.925-04:002011-06-02T12:39:32.925-04:00What a grand, grand, grand grandmother you are! On...What a grand, grand, grand grandmother you are! One of the main reasons I'm a passionate family historian is because my aunts and great-aunts told me stories - endless stories.Susan Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02009218875010743399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-69639601687571288392011-06-02T12:23:33.895-04:002011-06-02T12:23:33.895-04:00I think this is genius! Oh, and I urge you to post...I think this is genius! Oh, and I urge you to post the newspaper articles about the sturgeon that killed your cousin if you haven't already. I've gotta read that!<br /><br />I only have one daughter and it's safe to say she's VERY unlikely to give me grandchildren. I often wonder if she'll ever be interested in all my trunks of genealogy and if she isn't, I have no idea Patti Browninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16071347657188818481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-68271622605778021312011-06-02T09:38:53.661-04:002011-06-02T09:38:53.661-04:00I love it. I must say I do not tell the stories l...I love it. I must say I do not tell the stories like this. It is usually relating to a life lesson they are dealing with that a story comes out.Will have to try this.FranEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727917499152200255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-5092896740706451062011-06-02T08:50:43.294-04:002011-06-02T08:50:43.294-04:00A great calm came over me when I saw your wall of ...A great calm came over me when I saw your wall of pictures. When we "downsized" to a much smaller home, I had to put many ancestral pictures close together (almost solid pictured wall). The I spy game will be so much fun for my grandchildren. Many thanks! SuzanneSuzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06508480615300452478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-36744550926444270092011-06-02T08:29:05.780-04:002011-06-02T08:29:05.780-04:00I absolutely LOVE this!! I am woing to work up my ...I absolutely LOVE this!! I am woing to work up my own version of "Name the Ancestor" for our family trip this August. Keep up the great brainwashing :-) And thanks for the ideas....Diana Ritchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05954839264299339937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-60582809538751217272011-06-02T08:26:29.267-04:002011-06-02T08:26:29.267-04:00LOVE IT! I hope that one (or more) will become a g...LOVE IT! I hope that one (or more) will become a genealogist! Not to mention they will know who their family is.....family is the most important thing after all! I just wish I had as m many ancestor photos as you do!Laura Flanaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15354506951692964020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-21395367291913523262011-06-02T08:25:38.344-04:002011-06-02T08:25:38.344-04:00I believes the fish story, I heard on the news tha...I believes the fish story, I heard on the news that a woman's leg was broken when the fish leaped from the water and landed on her in the boat. This was just recently in the USAClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.com