Ancestor Approved

I would like to think that all of our ancestors look kindly upon us as we remember them in our research and share their history on our blogs.

A special thank you to Leah of The Internet Genealogist and Cheryl of Heritage Happens for sharing this recognition with Tangled Trees. 

Now I am to list 10 things that have surprised, humbled or enlightened me and then pass the award on to 10 other genealogy bloggers who I feel are doing their ancestors proud.

1. How many children can one woman bear?  Sometimes I am quite amazed.

2.  That French-Canadians are so prolific and luckily have some of the best records to research. 

3. How quickly ancestor trees can grow once you make the right connections. The internet certainly helps with plenty of leads but everything must be followed up with valid research.

4. Connecting with 'cousins' as a result of blog postings.

5.  The kindness of strangers  - a gift I am always grateful for

6. How generation after generation of some families lived in the same small village before one ancestor finally decides to venture away

7. That we finally found an Irish ancestor - and she came from our French-Canadian line!

8. The amount of 'cousins' involved in WWI & WWII

9. Reading military records of relatives and ancestors always inspires me.

10.  I am most amazed at how addicting this whole genealogy thing is - after nearly 20 years of researching my drive hasn't waned!

Ten Geneablogs (of many) that do their ancestors proud:

Life from the Roots

Before My Time

We Tree

Al's Polish-American Genealogy Research

Dr. Bill Tells Ancestor Stories

Begin With 'Craft'

Girl of the Random Leaf

Nutfield Genealogy

TJLGenes

Zalewski Family Genealogy

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