A New Genealogy Group Is Born . . .

. . . and I was there to see it!! The Pima County Genealogy Club (which may be re-named as part of the start-up process) had it's first organizational meeting on Saturday, 16 July. Over eighty people - that's EIGHT-ZERO - attended. There will be another organizational meeting in August - which I won't be able to attend :( and then the first regular meeting should be in September. I foresee good things!!

Getting Ready for Research Trip

Last weekend there was a reunion of the decendants of my paternal grandparents. I wasn't able to be there - another lost opportunity!

I'll be visiting family and friends in Maryland soon, though. While I'm there I plan to take some time to do some research. I know I won't be able to do anything in-depth, but I hope to spend at least one day in the Maryland Room at the library. I'm also going to visit a few cemeteries and photograph headstones.

Before I leave I want to have a rough plan so I'll know what I need to be looking for. I have a few facts to verify, a few gaps to fill in, and a couple of brick walls I'd like to get past. Any small successes will be celebrated!