Elyse's Genealogy Blog

During 2008, I have made it a big point to make my genealogy the best it can be. During this, I have completely re-started my tree, starting with myself and truly working my way backwards. I have made sure that everything is properly sourced and that I am not overlooking any records. I want my [...]

I am so honored and grateful to Cindy over at Everythings Relative for giving me the Proximidade award!! She was so sweet to nominate this blog.  I say a million “Thank Yous”.  Here is what the Proximidade award is all about: These blogs invest and believe in PROXIMITY – nearness in space, time and relationships! These [...]

Hello challengers!  I hope you all have been working hard at de-cluttering your genealogy (or atleast attempting to de-clutter your genealogy – during this time of year everyone gets an A+ for effort!) So, for part 4 of our challenge I have a task that can seem very daunting…making sure that all of your documents [...]

So, now that all of you know about my family’s tradition of the Ms. Universe Party, I figured I would share the happenings of what happened this year. Before I report the results, I must first explain a thing or two: My family is the type of family where we absorb people.  Once you come [...]

Yesterday, my boyfriend and I babysat his three-month old cousin, Gabriel.  I’ve never babysat someone so young before, so I have to admit that certain things were a bit difficult.  But, everyone survived and I didn’t even put the diaper on backwards! But I couldn’t help but think about my grandmother – how she had [...]

Every year in my family, usually on the weekend before Christmas, my family throws the Ms. Universe Party.  For this party, everyone is given a sash with a name on it (names are determined by the theme for the party – I’ll go into more detail on this later) and we enjoy good company, exchange [...]

Welcome back to part 3 of our De-clutter Your Genealogy Challenge.  I hope you guys have been doing well so far in the challenge.  (If you haven’t been doing too well – that’s okay too.  Just try to catch up) So we are going to have two tasks for you to do today: 1.) I [...]

Welcome to part 2 of our get organized challenge. I have some more tasks for you – all of which focus on getting your desk/research area nice and ready to do some research in. You can’t do research if you don’t have the proper supplies, and part of being organized is having all the supplies [...]

With the new year right around the corner, it is time to think about de-cluttering your life. In particular, I am talking about de-cluttering your family history. And I’m not just talking about that filing cabinet you have full of records – I’m talking everything from your computer genealogy program, that family website, your email [...]

I hope you are doing well. I am writing you my yearly list of genealogy gifts that I would love to have this year. 1.) A cookbook of Grandpa Dugger’s delicious meals. He always could make the best spaghetti ever! And I’ve never tasted pork chops so tender. I would love to be able to [...]