Many genealogists took up my challenge in the recent Tech Savvy Genealogists Meme so I thought I'd put together another Geneameme (new term just coined). Once again this is the result of a quick personal brainstorm, I have tried to make the statements generic so that the meme has international relevance.
I invite anyone with an interest in genealogy to participate. If you don't have a blog and wish to participate you can send your responses to me in an email and I will pop them into a blog post on the GeniMates blog. Please let me know when you participate by a comment on this post or by email and I'll collate a list of responses on this blog.
It would be appreciated if genealogists would let the meme run its course before copying and republishing it with alterations and amendments.
The Ancestors' Geneameme
The list should be annotated in the following manner:
Things you have already done or found: bold face type
Things you would like to do or find: italicize (colour optional)
Things you haven’t done or found and don’t care to: plain type
You are encouraged to add extra comments in brackets after each item
Which of these apply to you?
- Can name my 16 great-great-grandparents
- Can name over 50 direct ancestors
- Have photographs or portraits of my 8 great-grandparents
- Have an ancestor who was married more than three times
- Have an ancestor who was a bigamist
- Met all four of my grandparents
- Met one or more of my great-grandparents
- Named a child after an ancestor
- Bear an ancestor's given name/s
- Have an ancestor from Great Britain or Ireland
- Have an ancestor from Asia
- Have an ancestor from Continental Europe
- Have an ancestor from Africa
- Have an ancestor who was an agricultural labourer
- Have an ancestor who had large land holdings
- Have an ancestor who was a holy man - minister, priest, rabbi
- Have an ancestor who was a midwife
- Have an ancestor who was an author
- Have an ancestor with the surname Smith, Murphy or Jones
- Have an ancestor with the surname Wong, Kim, Suzuki or Ng
- Have an ancestor with a surname beginning with X
- Have an ancestor with a forename beginnining with Z
- Have an ancestor born on 25th December
- Have an ancestor born on New Year's Day
- Have blue blood in your family lines
- Have a parent who was born in a country different from my country of birth
- Have a grandparent who was born in a country different from my country of birth
- Can trace a direct family line back to the eighteenth century
- Can trace a direct family line back to the seventeenth century or earlier
- Have seen copies of the signatures of some of my great-grandparents
- Have ancestors who signed their marriage certificate with an X
- Have a grandparent or earlier ancestor who went to university
- Have an ancestor who was convicted of a criminal offence
- Have an ancestor who was a victim of crime
- Have shared an ancestor's story online or in a magazine (Tell us where)
- Have published a family history online or in print (Details please)
- Have visited an ancestor's home from the 19th or earlier centuries
- Still have an ancestor's home from the 19th or earlier centuries in the family
- Have a family bible from the 19th Century
- Have a pre-19th century family bible
40 comments:
Hi Geniaus, here is my contribution to the
Ancestors' Geneameme. Thanks.
Thanks, Jill, this was interesting. Ive posted my contribution at http://goo.gl/Pk3xs.
Thanks, Jill. Here's my offering... http://tinyurl.com/3symkkp
This was an interesting and much appreciated diversion this morning. Thank you! http://nolichuckyroots.blogspot.com/2011/10/ancestors-geneameme.html
What a fun way to start a Saturday. Thanks for the inspiration! My post is at http://cassmob.wordpress.com/2011/10/15/the-ancestors-geneameme-challenge-from-geniaus/
Hi Geniaus
You've inspired me to post after more than 3 months of slackness. Thanks
http://myfamilypuzzles.blogspot.com/2011/10/ancestors-geneameme.html
My post is at http://genealogymatters2me.blogspot.com/2011/10/ancestors-geneameme.html
Seems that the copied formatting has played up with my post and it's rather messy. Will fix if I have time.
Might complete one now for my husband's side of the family.
Husband's side completed. http://genealogymatters2me.blogspot.com/2011/10/ancestors-geneameme-part-2.html
Hi there, I have posted my response to your geneameme (what fun) at http://www.geneathemeblogs4u.blogspot.com
A bit late to the party, but I've only just found your latest Geneameme.
Here's my offering
http://lazyloversancestry.blogspot.com/2011/10/ancestors-geneameme.html
That was fun! Here's my response: http://whereyoucamefrom.blogspot.com/2011/10/ancestors-geneameme.html
Does a Congregational deacon for over 40 years count as a minister?
My contribution is at http://bit.ly/oojfmD
Great fun! You nudged me to actually begin my new blog! My response posted here http://wv-family-tracks-trails.blogspot.com/
Thanks, everyone, for your participation.
Carole - never too late to the party.
Helen - Interpret Holy Man however you will - your guy sound pretty holy to me.
Geolover - thrilled I have encouraged you to get blogging
Oh what fun this one was.
Mine is here
http://tinyurl.com/42lwk7y
Thank you for the kind words, hope you and your new software get on well.
Thanks for the fun activity. Here's my response:
http://genea-adventures.blogspot.com/2011/10/ancestors-geneameme.html
Thanks for coming up with this. It's given me some things to think about. My contribution can be found at My Ancestors' Geneameme
Here's my contribution - this broke a long blog drought for me :-)
http://lisaandroger.com/2011/10/the-ancestors-geneameme/
Thanks Geniaus, for coming up with this. It has shown me a few areas for future goals and research. My list is at http://pastsunfolding.blogspot.com/2011/10/sngf-ancestors-geneameme.html
Hi,
I've posted my response at http://blunderingblindlybackwards.blogspot.com/2011/10/ancestors-geneameme.html
Thanks for the challenge. I responded on my blog: http://jollettetc.blogspot.com/2011/10/ancestors-geneameme.html
Late, but still wanted to play..:-)
http://tellingtheirtale.blogspot.com/2011/10/ancestors-geneameme.html
This was a fun exercise. Here is mine: http://thepiecesofmypast.blogspot.com/2011/10/ancestors-geneameme.html
It's been a big one! Well done and thanks! My contribution is at http://twigsofyore.blogspot.com/2011/10/ancestors-geneameme.html
Here is my contribution - http://www.luxegen.ca/genealogy/ancestors-geneameme/
here's mine: http://katiesgrove.wordpress.com/2011/10/21/the-ancestors-geneameme/
Thanks for offering this to everyone.
Awesome responses, thanks all - Happy to keep adding to the list of links.
I am finally completing my version of this. It was interesting and caused me to complete a few things that I've been putting off. Thanks for the helpful activity.
http://acoupleofwhiles.blogspot.com/2011/10/ancestors-geneameme.html
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