Her unique voice and well-crafted prose is marvelous.\u00a0 Jacqi has such a way of pulling you in, even if you have no research interest in her specific family members.\u00a0 While you learn about her family, you also learn about resources, research strategies, and other useful tidbits that can easily be applied to your own genealogy.\u00a0 This is the one blog I look forward to reading everyday.\u00a0 I always walk away with something, whether a new resource to pursue, an idea to try, or just a smile.<\/p>\n
Jacqi\u2019s passion for storytelling comes from her family.\u00a0 She says, \u201cMy dad was a performer\u2014stage musician in New York City during the heyday of the Big Band era.\u00a0 He was a great storyteller.\u00a0 In her younger years, my mom was an actress and dancer, and was quite dramatic, herself, even in day-to-day life at home.\u00a0 Her flair for storytelling translated into pursuing a doctorate in English literature and In teaching.\u00a0 (Unfortunately, she didn’t complete her doctoral program owing to my father’s death, but it was in her heart.\u00a0 That’s just who she was.)\u00a0 My brother is still in acting, as well as historical pursuits, seeking to preserve the classics of twentieth century film\u2014for instance, his quest to preserve the works of Laurel & Hardy.\u00a0 He’s spent a lifetime in storytelling through his own work.\u201d<\/p>\n
Like me, Jacqi is a huge supporter of genealogy blogs and bloggers.\u00a0 And I think that\u2019s why she has put together such a stellar example of what a genealogy blog should be.\u00a0 As she says, \u201cBlogging gives researchers an online outlet to share their research progress.\u00a0 It serves as a means for encouraging writers to tell the story\u2014seek out and express the story behind all the dull, dry names and dates that cause all our living relatives’ eyes to glaze over in the reciting of it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s face it, she\u2019s right.\u00a0 I know that when I talk about my research with disinterested parties (family or otherwise) they just sit there and nod and agree out of courtesy.\u00a0 But, as Jaqci puts it, \u201cisn’t blogging all about honoring our ancestors and recognizing their contribution to our lives and the lives of others?\u201d\u00a0 I certainly agree and I believe that\u2019s why most genealogy bloggers blog.\u00a0 I think these closing words from Jacqi sum it up nicely:<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are not just telling the stories.\u00a0 We are passing them to another generation.\u00a0 We need to inspire that next generation to grab that baton and run with it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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