Elyse's Genealogy Blog

Pictures Tonight my boyfriend and I are babysitting so his cousin can have a night out.  We are watching two kids – “G” who is 20 months old and “A” who is 5 years old.  Both kids absolutely love looking at pictures and learning the stories behind the pictures. I was showing G pictures of [...]

Over the last few months, I have experienced so many changes in my personal life.  Due to these changes, I’ve decided to reevaluate my genealogical goals. Do I want to be a professional genealogist?  Do I go for accreditation?  How will I balance being a professional genealogist with my dream of being a teacher?  Do [...]

I am so pleased to announce that I have been awarded the MyHeritage Web Award! I really want to thank MyHeritage for this award.  This blog is my pride and joy. I also want to congratulate all of the other winners!

Tonight is Saturday – so that means it is time for Saturday Night Genealogy Fun!  For tonight’s post, Randy Seaver of Geneamusings has chosen the topic of matrilineal lines and mitochondrial DNA. Here is my matrilineal line, beginning with myself: a.) Elyse Doerflinger b.) Sharon Doerflinger (1959 – 2010) married 1st to Steve Hilton and later divorced. [...]

I love meeting fellow genealogists.  But when I meet fellow genealogists and they discover how young I am, something like “You are so lucky to have started genealogy so young while you have your grandparents and the older generation to ask questions”.  I rarely tell respond by telling people that actually, my grandparents were for [...]

For my Surname Saturday posts, I will be going in the order of my ahnetafel number system.  The person with the number two is my dad, Thomas Dugger. 2. Thomas Dugger 4. Herbert Hoover Dugger (1928 – 2003) 5. Nancy Jean Rogers (1924 – 2002) 8. Monroe Dugger (1885 – 1951) 9. Matilda E. Clawson [...]