#52ANCESTORS - WEEK 1 START!

#52Ancestors

This year I have decided to participate in a Family History Challenge called 52 Ancestors in 52 weeks.

Hopefully I will managed to keep up with posting each week, but I do know myself very well and I know there will be weeks I fall behind. But I have promised myself that I will at least post 52 articles, they may just come in clumps instead of nice even weekly posts!

Each week I will be given a prompt from the Co-Ordinator and I will include my writings etc. on my blog.

All prompts are open to individual interpretation and may be the written word, photo, video, scrapbooking, crafty, there is no limit to the format that you post.

The aim is to just get involved and share.

So here goes! Watch this space.

This week’s prompt is: START

I am going to START this challenge with ME!

I am Marcia Moon, a 62 year “young” retired married female. I STARTED my partnership with my wonderful man Fred 42 years ago. We have been blessed with 3 Sons, 1 Daughter, 3 Daughters-In-Law and 6 Granddaughters and 1 Grandson.

My START into the wonderful world of Online Genealogy began in June 2015 when I saw an advertisement on Facebook about an online Introduction to Family History Course with the University of Tasmania. I had been researching my Family Tree for a few years and thought that this would be an ideal opportunity to extend my knowledge.

As I have Mobility issues and find it difficult to get out and join local groups the prospect of doing it online and in the comfort of my own home was a big drawcard.

The Course was to START in July and finish in August, which fitted in with my husband and my first overseas trip. So what was a girl to do? I had no other choice but to sign up, right? Right!

I told myself I would just do the one course and that would be the end of it.

Of course it isn’t hard to imagine what happened, is it?

I have since STARTED seven further courses over the next couple of years and I graduated from the University with my Diploma of Family History in December 2017!

I have STARTED many online friendships in the last two years through this initial START.

I have STARTED many research adventures online.

I have STARTED a love affair with writing. I love putting flesh on the bones of my ancestors. 

I STARTED this Blog as an aid for storing all my writings in a place that may be found by future technological descendants!

I STARTED writing stories for my Grandchildren. Not Family History stories, although that may come. I have written seven whimsical fantasy stories for each Grandchild which I published into an individual book for each of them for Christmas 2017. I had much joy in seeing their reactions when opening their presents.

I START numerous sewing and crafty projects when I am not doing Family History. Many of them I even manage to get finished! I have numerous UFOs(unfinished objects) and numerous PhDs(projects half done). But they will all be reSTARTED one day!

I have STARTED many painting projects over the years. Many of these get finished as I usually START these as a gift or for a special auction etc. So FINISHING of these is rather important!

Another of my START wishes for 2018 is to unravel the workings of DNA Tests. I have results for myself and my husband which I received back a couple of months ago. I am hoping to START learning the “ins and outs” of all these mysterious letters/numbers and results.

And now I have made a START on this challenge!

Are any readers doing this Challenge?