Tuesday, February 28, 2012

What we don't do for our students...

Why do I think that I have to keep up with everything new under the sun that has to do with Family History, aka "Genealogy"?

I used to read Dick Eastman's online genealogy newsletter, every single issue, till lately.  Now, I'm lucky if I can get through a couple of articles. 

Why?  Because I'm too busy trying to keep up with Megan Smolenyak's adventures (in genealogy, what else?), the latest updates from RootsMagic, the software, reading genealogy blogs such as Genealogy's Star, and downloading George Morgan's podcast with Drew Smith (The Genealogy Guys) for my Smartphone.

And somehow, I have to put in some time researching my ancestors, especially since I'm supposed to be teaching others how to do it.

Yes, it's true that I have Legacy FamilyTree, the standard version on my computer, but I also have PAF, and GRAMPS, as well.  Just so I can listen intelligently when I talk about other people's programs. 

Is it any wonder that I don't recognize myself when I look in the mirror, nowadays? 

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