tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820176023454345900.post7088279614783484547..comments2024-03-18T14:39:49.249-05:00Comments on a3Genealogy: Is Genealogy Ancestor Worship?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820176023454345900.post-4666898041605825162011-12-26T10:18:10.680-06:002011-12-26T10:18:10.680-06:00Kathleen,
Your husband summed it up beautifully. ...Kathleen,<br /><br />Your husband summed it up beautifully. Exactly how I feel. I got started because of the stories my mother told as I was growing up. I continue on because it's history personalized. It's my family's journey and what they contributed to the fabric of this country whether small or great. It's the story of perseverance and that I exist and am where I am today because of them. It's my way of saying thank you to all of them, which is why it is important for me to not just know where they came from but to know them.Mavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241988882011440597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820176023454345900.post-50724266973637704712011-12-02T06:39:31.622-06:002011-12-02T06:39:31.622-06:00Jenna,
Thanks for the kind comments. I remember m...Jenna, <br />Thanks for the kind comments. I remember my frustration in 2007 when I was trying to define the purpose of genealogy research. John jotted down some notes, and captured my true passion in a matter of minutes. I find these words to be timeless.Kathleen Brandt, Professional Genealogisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14985508112616184739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820176023454345900.post-22987269451338398192011-11-29T22:10:39.022-06:002011-11-29T22:10:39.022-06:00To me the story here is no longer about that Jeff ...To me the story here is no longer about that Jeff person (didn't read his article and I won't). The story is about John Brandt. He put into words, so eloquently, what we have all felt during our family history journey. I love everything he said and how he said it. Well done John.Jennahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02918569120586036647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820176023454345900.post-90470604630142941092011-11-29T21:05:56.638-06:002011-11-29T21:05:56.638-06:00Giving this bloke a mention is a waste of space.Giving this bloke a mention is a waste of space.GeniAushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074874999181040071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820176023454345900.post-33029095416282582532011-11-29T19:08:51.224-06:002011-11-29T19:08:51.224-06:00Ugh, another ignorant blowhard has to share his pr...Ugh, another ignorant blowhard has to share his prejudices. I agree with what your husband said and the comments written here - especially that everyone's story deserves to be told. There are so many profound benefits to be gained from doing genealogy - including a sense of history, being able to put our own lives into a broader context (which can often make our misfortunes seem puny by comparison), and the sense of humility we experience when we realize that we might not have the strength our ancestors had to face life's great challenges. Done right, genealogy is not about ignorance and ego, but about learning and humility. I wouldn't trade one of my humble farming families for a hundred royal ancestors.Greta Koehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429623811794360612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820176023454345900.post-19481680036151840552011-11-29T13:01:36.808-06:002011-11-29T13:01:36.808-06:00Nice one, George. The chopped up, heavily edited v...Nice one, George. The chopped up, heavily edited version of your response is infinitely more informative and interesting to read then Jeff Corbett's original piece, so I can only imagine what the unedited response would have been like. Maybe there's a blog post in there somewhere :)Tacohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04059717877562427778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820176023454345900.post-91639060535112355472011-11-29T12:26:54.171-06:002011-11-29T12:26:54.171-06:00That article was disconcerting for me. I had to le...That article was disconcerting for me. I had to leave 2 comments on their site; very heavily edited as they don't give you much space to express yourself. So here's my response to them:<br /><br />"When I was 5, we moved from a black to a white community.<br /><br />In 3rd grade we read aloud "Little Black Sambo", a racist children's book. My mother got that book removed from the classroom and the curriculum. In junior high, my history teacher insisted that I was a 'negro' with no history, culture or homeland. My white classmates were taught to view their heritages with pride being English, German or Scottish. The teacher wouldn't even allow me to capitalize 'negro'. In school, they taught that I was inferior with no claim to respect, dignity or self-esteem. Genealogy changed that for me. (pt1)<br /><br />My teachers in America weren't going to teach me that all of my African Ancestors were NOT slaves. Or that my 2nd great grandfather was a soldier for the Union in the American Civil war. <br /><br />Genealogy and family history research is important. It can help a child have a healthy mindset about who they are, where they fit in society, and what is expected of them. Genealogists, by digging in the archives, are unearthing stories and events of what really happened in the past. Everyday, I learn something more about myself, my family, and my country - thanks to genealogy and family history."<br /><br />I hope it makes sense in this chopped up form. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820176023454345900.post-1935146734664475912011-11-29T10:13:53.996-06:002011-11-29T10:13:53.996-06:00As with Heather, it's the uncovering of storie...As with Heather, it's the uncovering of stories. And through blogging, I am trying to combine it with something I've always wanted to do, which is writing.Tacohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04059717877562427778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820176023454345900.post-85022890617925465482011-11-29T09:52:50.809-06:002011-11-29T09:52:50.809-06:00I was interested in genealogy for the stories. It...I was interested in genealogy for the stories. It was my storyteller grandmother (she was a British trained nanny who came through Ellis island in 1915 - the Mary Poppins era) telling tales of life in the slums of Leeds, Yorkshire that got me hooked as a child. I've found Mayflower ancestors, royalty, etc. but the ordinary stories of life, struggle, and surprising coincidences are the things that have compelled me to continue on in genealogy for over 30 years.Heather Wilkinson Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820176023454345900.post-74514006988780073522011-11-29T09:25:37.173-06:002011-11-29T09:25:37.173-06:00Taco, thanks for asking. John Brandt is my wonderf...Taco, thanks for asking. John Brandt is my wonderful husband. He's great with words!Tracing Ancestors, an a3Genealogy Partnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15479631946579184004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820176023454345900.post-76792136107103696942011-11-29T09:14:24.368-06:002011-11-29T09:14:24.368-06:00It is, for me, uncovering my very own special huma...It is, for me, uncovering my very own special human journey. It is unique only to my brothers and me and now my children and my niece and nephew and my grandchildren. There is no other journey exactly like that of my family. Every one of us has unique and fascinating stories waiting to be unearthed.Lisa Wallen Logsdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13003873811444854964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6820176023454345900.post-90442248414991816552011-11-29T08:29:52.581-06:002011-11-29T08:29:52.581-06:00I was happy to read that Jeff Corbett's articl...I was happy to read that Jeff Corbett's article was ill-informed, full of misconception and prejudice, without anything to back up the claims but his own personal experience. I think every person's story deserves to be told, no matter how insignificant it might seem to others. Thanks for the reprint, by the way. That is as good a reason to do genealogy as any. Who, may I ask, is John Brandt?Tacohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04059717877562427778noreply@blogger.com