tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post7657280589353119591..comments2024-03-13T21:06:16.936-04:00Comments on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog: Much to My Surprise...Olive Tree Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-36772410581231622082013-08-27T21:42:11.399-04:002013-08-27T21:42:11.399-04:00Patience! I got interested two years ago. I'll...Patience! I got interested two years ago. I'll be 67 in a couple of months. Too bad everyone is dead. I'm doing it the hard way.Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13256855136448978468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-52844717576780913212013-08-24T11:42:16.407-04:002013-08-24T11:42:16.407-04:00If you have older ones, they may enjoy helping wit...If you have older ones, they may enjoy helping with "a" project for the website or a photography project. I have a daughter who loves taking beautiful headstone shots. Someday she may care more about the names, but she'll recall the locations and the field trips.<br />Peghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09060945711863662127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-8333460164955255172013-08-18T16:10:55.600-04:002013-08-18T16:10:55.600-04:00Sonja - that's a great idea to tie ancestors i...Sonja - that's a great idea to tie ancestors in to school curriculum if possible. <br /><br />I don't see my two oldest grandkids much - only 2, sometimes 3 times a year. And it is only on the one visit in the summer that I get to see them without a parent :-) So that's when I can fill their heads with genealogy talk! <br /><br />I won't get discouraged but it did kind of take me Olive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-75766443964515801682013-08-18T15:24:13.625-04:002013-08-18T15:24:13.625-04:00I don't know how often you get to see your gra...I don't know how often you get to see your grandkids, but it just may not be enough time for these things to sink in completely. Reading your post made me try to gauge how much I remember from that age. I can remember the big stuff and the generic day-in/day-out routine, but I'm sure there's a lot I don't remember. I think it's great that you do genealogy activities with Sonja Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882161369011476773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-84393633250076619582013-08-18T12:36:21.586-04:002013-08-18T12:36:21.586-04:00Thanks Peg! That's a good point. I think they ...Thanks Peg! That's a good point. I think they DO enjoy it here. Ali is 15 and his sister 13 and they don't have to come so I think it's a positive experience for themOlive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-9899456712439128142013-08-18T12:35:33.724-04:002013-08-18T12:35:33.724-04:00Pamela - yep I've done the Ancestor Cards. We ...Pamela - yep I've done the Ancestor Cards. We played games and they made up their own games, that was a lot of fun. But I goofed and sent the cards home with them! Guess if I ever saw them again....<br /><br /><a href="http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.ca/2007/07/ancestor-cards-for-children.html" rel="nofollow">http://olivetreegenealogy.blogspot.ca/2007/07/ancestor-cards-for-children.html</a>Olive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-22774075425363456122013-08-18T12:21:57.369-04:002013-08-18T12:21:57.369-04:00Don't fret -- my 18 and 25 year olds have begu...Don't fret -- my 18 and 25 year olds have begun to show some interest on their own -- so be sure the back of those photos are labeled so when they are interested they can pick it up. What is important that they enjoy the time with you and are proud of your work.Peghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09060945711863662127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-3591270884336653712013-08-18T09:56:14.305-04:002013-08-18T09:56:14.305-04:00Ancestor Flash Cards! Make them learn them by rot...Ancestor Flash Cards! Make them learn them by rote! Unfortunately, here is the definition:<br />rote 1 (rt)<br />n.<br />1. A memorizing process using routine or repetition, often without full attention or comprehension: learn by rote.<br />2. Mechanical routine.<br /><br />So, you have to come up with a way for them to comprehend :)Pamela Wilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16870487902514673264noreply@blogger.com