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My First Blogiversary

7/11/2013

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PictureSource: ArtisticZen; Wikimedia Commons
Today is the one year anniversary of my blog!  (Feels like it's been longer, though!)  I decided to create a family history blog during our 5+ hour drive to my family's house last year for the 4th of July holiday.  I had recently started a website through Weebly, for the purpose of posting family photos and documents so that all of my family members could have access to them.  I saw that Weebly allowed for blog creation as well, so I decided to give it a try.

I am so glad that I did.  Writing about photos and documents makes them come alive and helps to extract the stories hidden within them - stories about our relatives.  Writing about my own memories of relatives who I have had the opportunity to know has been an emotional and fulfilling endeavor.  And I have learned that I actually LIKE writing (Shhh, don't tell my 16 yr old math-and-science-oriented self who cringed every time I had to write a paper for school).  

Some people write family history blogs with the intentions of someday writing and publishing a book about their family; that's not in my plans right now.  I enjoy sharing the stories of our ancestors and learning about the times and places in which they lived and worked.  I enjoy writing about the genealogy research process, my research triumphs and dead ends. And I enjoy interacting with the other family history bloggers I have met through my blog and other social media.  My blog has put me back into touch with cousins who I've lost touch with over the years and it has helped me 'meet' other cousins who I didn't even know were out there.  


Thank you to those of you who have read my blog posts.

©2013, copyright Emily Kowalski Schroeder

9 Comments
Jacqi Stevens link
7/11/2013 07:43:47 am

Congrats on that first anniversary! You never know where a blog project will lead you...

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Emily Schroeder
7/12/2013 10:47:42 am

Thank you, Jacqi!

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Jana Last link
7/11/2013 09:24:42 am

Congratulations and Happy 1st Blogiversary!

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Jana Last link
7/12/2013 06:31:32 am

I want to let you know that your blog post is listed in today's Fab Finds post at http://janasgenealogyandfamilyhistory.blogspot.com/2013/07/follow-friday-fab-finds-for-july-12-2013.html

Have a wonderful weekend!

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Emily Schroeder
7/12/2013 10:46:42 am

Thanks, Jana! Have a good weekend!

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Yvonne link
7/12/2013 10:41:24 am

Happy 1st blogiversary!

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Emily Schroeder
7/12/2013 10:47:08 am

Thank you, Yvonne!

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Magda link
7/13/2013 03:02:24 am

Keep writing, Emily !

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Emily Schroeder
7/13/2013 08:14:52 am

Thanks, Magda, I intend to keep on going!

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