Mississippi-Day One, Revisit

Just had to update. Got into Mississippi and spoke to my dad and lo and behold he and my cousin found a new relative. They found his father's first cousin. What are the odds of that? The were doing research in the local library and started talking to the lady at the counter and she mentioned a few people with the same last name as what he was search. As they were talking she directed them to a lady that was in her words "the oldest Huff in the area" and when they got there and started talking to her they found out she was married into the Huff's but she knew all about the Russells. As they were naming off people then it became apparent that she was actually on my father's father side of the family. Dream Team indeed.



So we are going back over tomorrow before we head to the main research building in Jackson. I am beyond excited and I can't wait to share all that we find out with you tomorrow. Talk soon.

Mississippi-Day One

On the road again, I am getting on the road again. Alright so it isn't so much again as it is for the first time. Yes we are on our way to Mississippi for our first genealogical road trip. To say that I am excited would be a bit of an understatement. I have been looking forward to this for quite a long while. Now the main point of the trip unforunately isn't the genealogy but the fact that there was a death in the family and the funeral is this weekend but we are hopeful that by going down early we will be able to get a lot of research done before hand. Everyone else will be arriving tomorrow and my dad and cousin are already down there so that gives them two days and me one extra day to look up as many people as possible. Wish me luck

Lookin' Good

A little away from the norm but I just wanted to let everyone know that we have a new look to the blog. I know you can probably see it but still I wanted to put it out there.

I know that we have gone through a few new backgrounds since the one that we had went away suddenly a few weeks ago but I think this one gets to stay for at least awhile. I hope that you are liking it because it took some to figure out if this was the look that we wanted and I wanted to have it in before my research trip.

So here you are. Now get back out there and keep looking for your nearest and dearest relatives.

Organization Frustration

I took a small break for a few days from my genealogy to do some work on this blog and to set up another blog that I have on this site as well and now I am extremely frustrated. See when last I worked on my family tree I come back to my room and put my folder and notebook in the same spot that I normally do. Now two days later I can't find it. I have torn my room almost apart looking and it is no where to be found. I don't understand; where could it be? This is why organization is so important.

My father has a very complexed but apparently better organizational system than I do. I have one folder, a notebook, and a few paperclips and I am happy. My father has multiple folders, copies of back forms, information written in triplicate, and two briefcases full of information. And I bet he would never lose a single part of it.

Maybe there is something to be said for having papers spread all over the place and written over and over again. I thought I was being more productive than him because where he has so much to carry I only have a handful but here I am searching for printouts and he could more than likely go down to his office and put his hand right on whatever piece of information he sought. Where is the justice in that?

So the moral of this story is; always put your information in a place that is easily accessible and make sure that you have backup copies of everything. Even if that takes multiple folders and briefcases full of papers. It will all pay off in the end.