Ancestors Rock

I advocate being systematic in family line research endeavors so I’ve decided to set a good example by writing my way backward through my ancestors in an organized way. And since I’ve written some family line stuff already about Mom (enough could never be said about her!) and since Dad, even though one of my ancestors, is still with us, I come next to my paternal grandfather, Samuel Ward Boardman, Jr.  On my family tree he is actually Samuel Ward Boardman III, but he went by “Jr.” I’ve mentioned in other of my family line writings that Grandfather Boardman was born in 1874, a fact that continues to make me feel strangely connected to an era or two previous to my own.  His parents were each exceptional and shall be suitably memorialized in other posts, but suffice it to say here that they were Professor Samuel Ward Boardman (II) and Sarah Elizabeth Greene Boardman.  Now, look to your family tree and see if you can get that far. This family line pair brought a...

Fresh off of Mother’s Day and thoughts of my recently departed mom got my inspirational juices flowing a bit, once again, over my family line.  Mom left for Heaven last July, so this was our first Mother’s Day without her.  As might be expected we, the “remainers” were nostalgic.  You might keep holidays in mind as you begin to give voice to the stories growing on your family tree. My efforts as a documenter of our family line (and one who writes about my family tree), by design, push further than the mere collection of names, dates, and places.  Yes, I do love the visual presentations of my family tree such as the nicely done pedigree charts and if you’re anything like me you definitely want those “roadmaps” to your family line too.   If you've not yet gotten to the point of publishing your family tree, I think you'll be surprised at just how much fun you'll have being able to look back into your family line that way. In my humble opinion, tho...