Welcome To "Everything Genealogy and Family History"

Welcome to Everything Genealogy and Family History, a group where we can talk about anything and everything dealing with genealogy and family history, and add our Squidoo artistic talents to our interests.

Are you intrigued by each ancestral story that brings alive a little bit of your genetic and social inheritance? I am. Just think, if even one of your ancestors -- saints and sinners alike -- had not existed, you would not be here today!

As a retired professional educator and an amateur family historian and genealogist, I am intrigued more by the "why" of doing genealogical research than I am by the "how".. Your interest may be different.

On Squidoo there is room for everyone's interest. You can contribute your little bit (or great bit) of knowledge so that we may all learn more about our family history and the genealogical process.

My Perspective on Genealogy and Family History

Over the last decade, and probably starting much earlier with Haley's "Roots" series on television, the average person has increasingly became interested in his or her "roots". If you are reading this, you are probably one of them.

I, like many of them am still an amateur, but an ever learning amateur. Even as my knowledge and abilities in genealogy increase, I hope to remain an "amateur" in the true meaning of the word. "Amateur" means a person who "loves" what he or she is doing. I do not want to lose that "love" of genealogy.

Amateurs usually begin their initial interest in genealogy and family history for a specific reason. They may just be interested in a specific "colorful" ancestor they have heard of, or may think they descend from royalty. Whatever the reason, they have developed a "why" that leads them to want to know "how".

If we get too involved with the techniques and sources related to the "how", we may forget our "why"and lose the "fun of the search". This is something you never want to do.

I believe that the majority of amateur genealogists share my excitement with each of their own discoveries. This site provides you that opportunity.

YOU do your genealogy, family history, family sheets, research methods, and other genealogy topic lenses; and I will organize this site to help all of us to utilize it..

Come and join us!

Let's Get The Genealogical Ball Rolling

If you've already got genealogy and family history lenses on Squidoo, come join our group. If you're just starting or want to get started, check out these "how-to" and illustrative sites of what can be done in this area.

Reformation, Pietism, and The Apocalypse: Johann Jacob Zimmerman

Pietism, Reformation, and Apocalyptic movements are all associated with the Protestant rebellions against the Catholic Church, and later the resultant Lutheran Church. Much of the genealogical heritage of these German pietists are shared by American...

French Huguenots and Walloons

This site will share with you some of the history of the French Huguenots and the French speaking Walloons and their relationship to family history and genealogy. Genealogists and family historians have a special interest in the French Huguenots and...

How to make a Family Group Sheet (FGS) Genealogy Lens

This lens provides guidance to Squidoo! lenscrafters who would like to enter their Family Tree information on Squidoo in a hierarchical structure using the format called the Family Group Sheet Example Family Group Sheet printable FORM: Example

Genealogy and Family History

W*e*l*c*o*m*e to my little Family History and Genealogy Squidoo Lens.  The purpose of this lens is to provide information and some fun surrounding a fascinating hobby. History has really come alive for me while tracing my roots because it becomes...

How to Create a Genealogy Lens

The Internet has helped genealogy grow in popularity in the last 10 years, and now more and more people are not only finding their ancestors online, they're also creating their own family trees online. Squidoo is a perfect place to create your own fam...

Featured Lensmasters

These lensmasters have already proven they can write genealogically related lenses. We are now waiting on yours! Come join us today!

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  J_L_Miller
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  jooloo
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  SquidUReviewEditor
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  anthropos
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  JansStores

"From These Roots We Came"

This blog and group of writings on the ancestral roots and selected ancestors of Elmer Melvin Ross & Mary Ruth Long is dedicated to this couple, my parents, and to the children, grandchildren and future offspring of their children (me and my brothers and sister).

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