Getting Started

It occurs to me that other people might be interested in my search for ancestors.  Some of these ancestors are mine and some aren't.  There is usually a story, good or bad, to go along with the search, as well as the ancestor.  My inspiration to blog comes from my brother, Scott.  I never would have suspected he would be a blogger.  Thanks Scotty.  So here goes my try at it.

My siblings, children, parents, cousins and some friends are interested in my search and the stories.  And some have stories to share.  Let's hear 'em.  I have done some work on family stories that may or may not be true.  I will tell you about those.  I have done some work on Uncle Ernest, the sea captain and found some interesting things about him.  I understand Thomas Thompson was with Pinkerton in the 1850s.
should be interesting.  I thought my kids were 7th generation Virginians.  Now I think they might be 13th generation Virginians.  And on it goes.

I started this search in the 1970's.  Having graduated from college, I visited my parents' home.  In their garage were boxes and boxes of stuff from my Dad's growing up years and my grandmother's life.  This would be Grandma Langbauer.  Letters, boy scout projects, school papers and bank records were all in these boxes.  In their house lived my other grandmother, Grandma Smith.  Between these two grandmothers I had the beginnings of the genealogy I wanted to find.

I plan to post stories of how I found information and family stories I have heard along the way.  I don't know how often or consistent I will be, but that's the beauty of this medium.