Elyse's Genealogy Blog

These days, school is always on my mind. I am constantly trying to stay on top of all of my classes and not fall behind – which in turn leaves me with very little time for genealogy. So when I finally tried to do genealogy this weekend, I couldn’t escape my study mindset. So I [...]

Good news! My mom doesn’t have cancer, despite what the doctors originally said. While she still isn’t feeling very well, she atleast doesn’t have cancer. I would ust like to send out a huge thank you to everyone. Your thoughts, prayers, encouraging words, and words of advice are what helped get me through this. I [...]

In case you haven’t heard on Facebook, my mom most likely has colon cancer. She is in the hospital right now and I won’t know for sure until they do surgery on Monday or Tuesday. However, the doctor said that with this particular kind of cancer, it is considered cancer until proven not cancer. So [...]

Family Tree Magazine wants you to nominate a genealogy blog for the Family Tree 40 Best Genealogy Blogs. (Read more about the project over at Genealogy Insider). The good news is, you can nominate for as many blogs as you’d like – including your own! I highly suggest you all go out and start nominating [...]

Since school started last week, I have been constantly running around. My school schedule is a bit chaotic and I am extra tired as I try to adjust to waking up early and going to bed late and dealing with the stress of the financial aid office. Thus, I’ve had very little time for my [...]