I read an interesting article over Marian’s Roots and Rambles today that brought up an intriguing point – is it a bad time to be a professional genealogist? My initial thought on reading the title was – are we reaching the … Continue reading
This week’s challenge was less difficult for me than last week’s – in fact, here I am, completing it early! I find it a lot easier to do link posts, I suppose, because it allows me to promote the sites … Continue reading
I thought long and hard about attending the 2011 FGS conference (Sept. 7-10 in Springfield, Illinois); there were a lot of very interesting classes, and it is smack-dab in the middle of an area I’m currently researching intensively for my … Continue reading
A recent post over at Genea-musings about Ancestry.com’s latest ad campaign had me thinking about the beauties and pitfalls of those addictive, shaky little leaves. When I first joined Ancestry.com three years ago and began my first serious foray into my genealogy, … Continue reading
Recently, I’ve become more attuned to the discussions going on around me about how, why and what one’s expectations should be about ‘going pro’. Most people assume (understandably, I think) that being a ‘professional genealogist’ means getting paid to do … Continue reading