Why make this blog?

When I first started researching my family history I was excited to learn all about my Scottish ancestry. Because, well, I'm Scottish right? I discovered real quick that I only have a tiny bit of Scottish and a whole lot of Dutch that I knew nothing about. My dreams of being a kilt wearing bagpipe player were replaced with visions of wood shoes.

This very early yet very large discovery only added to my desire to know my history. Not only that, but I wanted everything documented. No more believing something because it was told to me at some point. From now on if I hear or read something, I fall back on the mantra of "Trust but verify".

Researching this story doesn't do any good if it is hidden in my filing cabinet. I've come across several written family histories which seamed like a good way to go especially for reunions and such. But these documents are frozen in that they cannot be readily edited, which is too common of an occurance in this type of research. A website became the next logical step. My tree at ancestry.com pretty much fills that void, but it is just a tree with documents attached. One step further is the family history blog. The blog allows me to display my research while also including the stories of how I got it. I'm not a very conversational person so I'm not sure how the blogging will turn out, but the hope is to create a very content rich site that makes the history available while allowing it to be kept current. It also allows the family at large to participate through comments, questions, and research ideas.

Thanks for visiting.