Accentuate the Positive 2014 - Geneameme Responses

Thanks to my busy genimates who have got behind me and posted responses to the Accentuate the Positive 2014 Geneameme. I left it a bit late to post but will try to do better next year (and I may even find some new questions).

Because I got responses from all around the world I decided to post the collation of responses as my monthly poston the Worldwide Genealogy Blog.

Just one click from here will take you to the report of some Glorious Geneayears. 

Time for reflection - Accentuate the Positive Geneameme 2014

I am responding to the recent Accentuate the Positive 2014 geneameme that I posted here on this blog a couple of days ago.  If you have time I would love you to use these questions to reflect on the positives from your Geneayear.

1.  An elusive ancestor I found was..
I was delighted to go back another generation on Mr GeniAus' tree and to make an impromptu visit to the beautiful village of  Cuddington from which his ancestor, Joseph Piddington, hailed.

2.  A precious family photo I found was...
My cousin lent me a suitcase of  her mother's photos. I scanned all the contents and found many, many treasures. Thank you Jane.

3.  An ancestor's grave I found was...
Mr GeniAus' grandmother's unmarked grave at Liverpool Cemetery. We are negotiating with cemetery authorites to have a memorial erected on the plot.

4.  An important vital record I found was...
a death record at The London Metropolitan Archives for for my ancestor Susannah Harris. It pays to visit archives in person to see what one can find from local indexes.

5.  A newly found family member shared...
Several generous folk shared certificates and photos, this is a direct benefit of posting one's information on blogs and my family website.

6.  A geneasurprise I received was...
being named as 2014 Bronze Medallist Rock Star Genealogist Australia and New Zealand.

7.   My 2014 blog post that I was particularly proud of was...
it wasn't a post it was the birth of a new niche blog, the Geneadictionary. I am proud that I came up with the idea, am mastering Wordpress and that the blog is being so well received.

8.   My 2014 blog post that received a large number of hits or comments was50 blogs you need to read.

9.  A new piece of software I mastered was am on the way to mastering is...
Family Historian Version 6. A great help were the two one-day courses given by Jane Taubmna that I attended recently in Somerset.

10. A social media tool I enjoyed using for genealogy was...
Google+ remains my social media fave.

11. A genealogy conference/seminar/webinar from which I learnt something new was...
a fascinating talk at The Society of Genealogists in,London in November "How our ancestors died" with Dr Simon Wiills.

12. I am proud of the presentation I gave at/to
The one day workshop/seminar I gave to members of the Wyong Family History Group. They were such an enthusiastic group of learners who made my time with them so enjoyable. I love sharing my knowledge with interested audiences.

13. A journal/magazine article I had published was...
the third annual list of  50 Blogs you need to read for Inside History Magazine.

14. I taught a friend how to...I have convinced two close friends to use Family Historian so I have become their online Help Desk, 

15. A genealogy book that taught me something new was...I'm stumped. I learn something new everytime I opne the pages of a book.

16. A great repository/archive/library I visited was...It would have to be the Local Studies Centre at Touchstones in Rochdale, Lancashire where the staff who were so interested in our research went the extra mile to help us make our time there worthwhile.

17. A new genealogy/history book I enjoyed was...
Putting your ancestors in their place: a guide to one place studies by Janet Few (9781906280437)

18. It was exciting to finally meet...
Maggie aka iwikiwi at The Guild of One Name Studies seminar in the UK in November. I had met Maggie online in Hangouts on Air but actually became tonguetied when I finally met her in the flesh. It was such an unexpected surprise.

19. A geneadventure I enjoyed was...
Part of my recent holiday in the UK where for three weeks I dragged Mr GeniAus around visiting archives, societies and libraries and attending some lectures and courses.

20. Another positive I would like to share is...
I continue to enjoy blogging. I am getting so much pleasure from sourcing and sharing words and phrases in my new Geneadictionary. My latest publication is CurryAus in which I am recording progress and stories from my new Surname Study.

Blogging has connected me with so many interesting and generous people who share my passions. It has added a rich dimension to my life.

Accentuate the Positive 2014 Geneameme

Let's do it again!

In 2012 and 2013 I invited other family historians to take part in an Accentuate the Positive Geneameme because I felt that a lot of my geneablogging friends were too hard on themselves. Quite often  they lament that haven't achieved as much as they set out to do or that they haven't blogged with the frequency they envisaged.

Yesterday I read a post from Alona Tester that mentioned those geneamemes and that prompted me to run it again. Thanks, Alona.

Accentuate the Positive Geneameme 2014

I invite you to take part in this activity by responding to the following statements/questions in a blog post. Write as much or as little as you want or just answer a few questions.

Once you have done so please share your post's link in a comment on this post or to me via email to Jillballau@gmail.com. I will, in due course post a list of links to your contributions on this blog.

Remember to accentuate the positive 
Please delete the items that are not relevant to your situation.

1.  An elusive ancestor I found was

2.  A precious family photo I found was

3.  An ancestor's grave I found was

4.  An important vital record I found was

5.  A newly found family member shared

6.  A geneasurprise I received was

7.   My 2014 blog post that I was particularly proud of was

8.   My 2014 blog post that received a large number of hits or comments was

9.  A new piece of software I mastered was

10. A social media tool I enjoyed using for genealogy was

11. A genealogy conference/seminar/webinar from which I learnt something new was

12. I am proud of the presentation I gave at/to

13. A journal/magazine article I had published was

14. I taught a friend how to

15. A genealogy book that taught me something new was

16. A great repository/archive/library I visited was

17. A new genealogy/history book I enjoyed was

18. It was exciting to finally meet

19. A geneadventure I enjoyed was

20. Another positive I would like to share is