tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post9148673221565229860..comments2024-03-13T21:06:16.936-04:00Comments on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog: What Type of Genealogist Are You? Olive Tree Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-89816356725130241812013-07-14T10:44:23.499-04:002013-07-14T10:44:23.499-04:00definitely a detective..my avitar is a cartoon of ...definitely a detective..my avitar is a cartoon of Sherlock Holmes.Meladermhttp://demeladerm.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-35272178745117026632012-12-18T10:12:35.427-05:002012-12-18T10:12:35.427-05:00This is was so funny and truthful. Im the Ancestry...This is was so funny and truthful. Im the Ancestry Finder! Guilty.......Loved the post.True Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13940407628932172511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-23191022177643369752012-12-17T23:40:14.838-05:002012-12-17T23:40:14.838-05:00Thanks for posting... I am definitely the hunter ...Thanks for posting... I am definitely the hunter and detective! Pretty much says it all :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-42786873393417898422012-10-17T20:20:08.981-04:002012-10-17T20:20:08.981-04:00To answer Anonymous at 12:39, I dont think junkyar...To answer Anonymous at 12:39, I dont think junkyards read geneablogs. To answer the question, I' m about 50/50 Hunter-Detective and Analyzer with a whole dash of another category, Historian. I want to know not just who, but where, when,why and what was the place and time like and even what happened to the siblings, etc., that left hereJobs Childrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01174076455709314538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-86511171927240865412012-09-19T22:24:40.510-04:002012-09-19T22:24:40.510-04:00How about a new catagory -teacher.How about a new catagory -teacher.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-53761530521482883212012-09-17T12:39:52.553-04:002012-09-17T12:39:52.553-04:00notice no one is owning up to being a junkyard col...notice no one is owning up to being a junkyard collector? There are plenty of them out there though..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-2593738446414501272012-09-07T19:34:41.691-04:002012-09-07T19:34:41.691-04:00I really enjoyed this post, thanks Lorine for prov...I really enjoyed this post, thanks Lorine for provoking some thoughts on how we approach our family history. You might want to see my post which is at http://cassmob.wordpress.com/2012/09/07/what-type-of-genealogist-am-i/ Cassmob (Pauleen)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18397134336319778519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-10531959506589787192012-09-06T22:51:30.145-04:002012-09-06T22:51:30.145-04:00Fun post! I think that I am essentially an ancest...Fun post! I think that I am essentially an ancestor finder. I get caught up in the stories of my own family and that pretty well captivates my time. There are more stories than time! Michelle Taggarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01190457324521018834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-46096743170526265222012-09-02T22:32:12.634-04:002012-09-02T22:32:12.634-04:00I'm definitely a hunter& detective. I hav...I'm definitely a hunter& detective. I have spent more hours than I can count pursuing ancestors of a friend of a friend just because of a mystery I couldn't let go of. I'm definitely NOT a planner; but not for a lack of trying. Thanks for a fun post.Linda Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14518753627144366908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-66860731104787148952012-09-02T10:23:50.166-04:002012-09-02T10:23:50.166-04:00I am, without a doubt, the Ancestor Finder. It'...I am, without a doubt, the Ancestor Finder. It's all about ME, ya know?! :) This is a great list, however, when I think of myself I see one category missing...The Student of Genealogy.Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02918569120586036647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-76823238056215618992012-09-01T19:49:54.419-04:002012-09-01T19:49:54.419-04:00I'm an Ancestor Finder, so far. It's all I...I'm an Ancestor Finder, so far. It's all I can do to deal with my own Family Tree. But I really respect Hunters who know all the best strategies! I'm also an Analyzer in my family memoir, a book which is organized by ways to understand what our history of slaveholding has done to our Southern family. And I'm a Hoarder, in part. There are some family secrets that I will never tellMariann Reganhttp://mariannregan.authorsxpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-70286021658464887442012-09-01T16:33:47.666-04:002012-09-01T16:33:47.666-04:00I am definitely a hunter! :)
I am definitely a hunter! :)<br />Dorene from Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05371522353987796175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-34044882991835628652012-08-28T14:30:04.447-04:002012-08-28T14:30:04.447-04:00I have to admit that at the age of 17 , I became t...I have to admit that at the age of 17 , I became the Hoarder ...........and luckily evolved into the Analyzer . Another type to add : The Uploader . I am always uploading everything I find now so our future generations will find it .Magdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01335449359566720836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-59613776392071864062012-08-28T09:33:42.290-04:002012-08-28T09:33:42.290-04:00Interesting. I am currently an Ancestor Finder but...Interesting. I am currently an Ancestor Finder but move freely between the Detective/Hunter, depending on my needs.Ann Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15299824476212373310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-13562569826646130372012-08-28T07:37:34.171-04:002012-08-28T07:37:34.171-04:00Love it! I'm a Hunter-Detective who dreams of ...Love it! I'm a Hunter-Detective who dreams of being a great Planner but tries to at least be a good Analyzer. :)<br /><br />Thanks for the nice read this morning. It went well with my coffee!<br /><br />StephStephanie @ CornAndCotton.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16930433065322347111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-71503277155968943672012-08-27T11:45:58.502-04:002012-08-27T11:45:58.502-04:00I'm a Hunter/Detective, would be part Scholar ...I'm a Hunter/Detective, would be part Scholar if I could be a better Planner and Analyzer. JG in MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16029403745201344240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-77809505517974879642012-08-27T10:23:43.253-04:002012-08-27T10:23:43.253-04:00My ex sister in law told me I would make a good de...My ex sister in law told me I would make a good detective because I found out her 3rd great grandmother is buried less than five miles from her house, so I guess I kinda fall into that catagory.littlesparrow001https://www.blogger.com/profile/05239831196715494665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-73264472281020760242012-08-27T04:51:24.920-04:002012-08-27T04:51:24.920-04:00I'm both a hunter-detective and analyser but I...I'm both a hunter-detective and analyser but I'm in need of some planner characteristics...MerronAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-49076916578852614082012-08-26T20:20:27.705-04:002012-08-26T20:20:27.705-04:00I really enjoyed this post! I am currently a comb...I really enjoyed this post! I am currently a combination of a hunter-detective and the ancestor finder. I love to get lost in the research, which is typically my own family but will dig for anyone!Family Historianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15092474282168836773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-64441092846253681672012-08-26T12:18:12.013-04:002012-08-26T12:18:12.013-04:00Definitely a hunter-detective who very easily gets...Definitely a hunter-detective who very easily gets sidetracked by non-blood-related twigs of my own trees and sometimes strangers' trees. Also mostly an analyzer but wish I was more of a planner. Then there might be fewer scribbles and disorganized notebooks lying around.Annie Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-70711598443027349932012-08-26T12:14:44.171-04:002012-08-26T12:14:44.171-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00444000757233178962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-5221795613813105042012-08-25T21:00:32.268-04:002012-08-25T21:00:32.268-04:00Love this item and learning how Cousin Bri approac...Love this item and learning how Cousin Bri approaches his genealogy. *grin* I think I fit 3 of your categories. I constantly tell my hubby that I am a great detective and I love the hunt, so that is category 1. I am also a bit of an Analyzer since I don't want to miss clues to additional research which are found in every bit of data collected. Then I am also a planner. My "2 DO&GeneBugGramshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17168841992267658449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-61256489005924527872012-08-25T19:53:48.716-04:002012-08-25T19:53:48.716-04:00I'm definitely a hunter/detective married to ...I'm definitely a hunter/detective married to a gatherer/ancestor collector who does no research but loves visiting places his ancestors lived,hearing stories about them and collecting stuff related to them. The good news is that he has volunteered to spend the time I am at Rootstech 2013 looking at films in the FHL.GeniAushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074874999181040071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-50610468377636538722012-08-25T19:27:22.097-04:002012-08-25T19:27:22.097-04:00I have to agree with Jim- the writer or maybe the ...I have to agree with Jim- the writer or maybe the storyteller, while I love the research my ultimate love is to write the stories. Great post Lorrine. Lynn Palermohttp://www.theachairgenealogist.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-2695567694271842142012-08-25T19:01:16.073-04:002012-08-25T19:01:16.073-04:00I'm a combination of Ancestor Finder, then Ana...I'm a combination of Ancestor Finder, then Analyzer and then Scholar (this one comes last because I'm not very deligent in citing my sources, even though I do have them!)Alanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17821657762290392135noreply@blogger.com