Front View of the Parliament Building, 26 February 1870, Ottawa, Canada. Artist Unknown. Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Acc. No. 1976-33-1. Source: Ralph Greenhill Collection. Copyright: Expired
I've shared some of my own genealogy journey history before, very recently with Kimberli Faulkner Hull ( Twitter handle @KimberliHull ) who is featuring GenealogistsOnTwitter on Twitter and on her own 'Cool Adventures' blog. Here is mine: https://cooladventures.com/genealogists-on-twitter/m-diane-rogers/
Keep an eye out as already there are lots of genealogists profiled. Most of us are on other platforms and active in various organizations and groups too. (You can still answer her survey yourself.)
Daniel Loftus and Mish Holman (Twitter: @DanielGenealogy and @mishjholman ) set a challenge for today for genealogists to share their own research beginnings anywhere online. Hashtag #MyGenealogyStory
As I said to Kimberli, I started with my mother’s families, as Dad didn't know or share much!
But I think there were two 'cementing' factors to my family history interests.
One was my first archival local history research experience here in Vancouver for the 1958 British Columbia Centennial. (Thank you, Major, sir. And Dad for the introduction and the ride.)
And the second would be a few years later (1960?) when one boring summer my Na, my maternal grandmother, let me look at most of her old photographs, told me who people were, and shared a bunch of stories about them! Wish we'd have had portable tape recorders then. (Or my smartphone. Na would have loved that. Thank you, Na.)
And maybe a third was 1980 something when one night Mum said something like. "I know you're interested in family history. I might as well tell you now something you're going to find out - about the (Deep Breath) D-I-V-O-R-C-E in the family." (Thank you, Mum!!)
Of course, I was off to the university like a shot, shouting "That'd be by Parliament, in the Gazette, and the newspapers!" She understood!
Is there a tip here for those wanting to encourage the young to do family history? Pave the way, share what you have - especially a bit of scandal!
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