{"id":1241,"date":"2008-07-29T18:29:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-29T23:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/how-my-genealogical-journey-began\/"},"modified":"2013-07-13T01:51:13","modified_gmt":"2013-07-13T06:51:13","slug":"how-my-genealogical-journey-began","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/genealogy.julietarr.com\/blog\/how-my-genealogical-journey-began\/","title":{"rendered":"How my genealogical journey began…"},"content":{"rendered":"

About a year ago, in attempt to locate a misplaced stock certificate, I came across a few boxes my mom sent to me in 2001.\u00a0 These boxes contained pictures, documents, letters, even a slide projector and several slides.\u00a0 Needless to say, I got sidetracked from looking for that stock certificate (which has since been found) and started combing through the treasure chest of family history.
\nI knew that I was somehow related to Noah Webster “father of the dictionary” and with all of these puzzle pieces now at my fingertips, I was intrigued to find out how we were related.\u00a0 Luckily for me, my dad and my great-granduncle had already compiled a family tree tracing back John Webster born in 1590 in England.\u00a0 However, who I didn’t find in this tree was Noah, thus beginning my genealogical endeavor.<\/p>\n

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As I searched for the connection to Noah, I began to realize I needed to capture the information I was finding in order to make sense of it all. Since I\u2019m a techie, I turned to a software solution, trying various specialized genealogical database programs until I found one that suited me. Entering all these nuggets of priceless info, I was able to determine just how Noah and I are in fact related\u2014he is my third cousin eight times removed (try figuring that one out without a program to do it for you!). In simpler terms, we share a common ancestor; my 10th<\/sup> great-grandfather was his 2nd<\/sup> great-grandfather.<\/p>\n

While working on this, I became so involved in the branches, twigs, leaves, and berries of the tree that I found myself going every which way I could collecting and entering information along the way. I began to follow established guidelines for documenting and sourcing genealogical information, essentially taking what was a simple quest to find one connection, to a whole different level\u2014true family history research.<\/p>\n

Today, one year after my journey began, I\u2019m 6,500+ relatives strong, going back 21 generations on my dad\u2019s side. I have gotten more serious about my newfound passion and recently joined the National Genealogical Society\"\"<\/a> and the Illinois State Genealogical Society\"\"<\/a>. I plan to continue my research and use this blog to share biographical sketches of my relatives, interesting finds, and anything else that strikes my fancy as I wander along on this journey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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