I'm a bit disappointed with myself that I haven't been keeping up with geneaology project, but you know sometimes life gets in the way of other things. I met a gentleman the other day who informed of the National Archives in Kew. I will definitely be checking it out before I leave the UK, I'm also hoping to go Denmark and see if I can find anything more about my family there as well within their archives.

And so we begin

I ordered FTM for Mac this weekend, and it got here yesterday. I just installed and played around with a bit, adding family members and info that I know. I feel a bit overwhelmed by the scope of the program, I am assuming because I'm new to it. I am still figuring things out. I'll keep tinkering and seeking guidance in the HELP section. LOL. Until next time....

Good News

I have not posted regularly to this site. Matter of fact I think its been almost 2 years, but I'm back now (for like the 50th time). Anywhichway, have good news I just got back into the swing of things in my geneaological research. I stopped by the St.Croix Landmarks Society Library Archives last week and met with one of their specialists, who was very helpful in helping me with beginning my research. The SCLS library archives are the premiere place to begin your ancestral search in St.Croix, they have all the baptism and marriage records going back to the early 1800s and they also have other archives (pictures, documents, etc.) that can provide beneficial information in your quest to piece together your family story.

Also members of the VI Ancestry Discovery Group are often at the library, and are more than happy to help you.

So I've got lots of lots of information that I'm excited to share with my family and to learn more about. I will be posting more about that in the coming week as soon as I get to sorting out my notes. I also finally started my family tree on Ancestry website and I purchased Family Tree Maker for Mac software. So it seems like i'm off to a good start. I will try to keep a rhythm with this because its so exciting and enlightening to learn about the ones who came before me. I will keep you guys posted.

Happy Friday

And So It Begins...

I spent my Saturday in the Library and Archives over at St.Croix Landmarks Society, the library here has extensive church records including baptism, marriage and death certificates dating as far back as the early 1700s when the Danes took over the island of St.Croix. With Ronnie's guidance I was able to finally get started, so far we're on the right track. I decided to start with Mary Ann Pickett who was my paternal great grandmother, no one knew when she was born and knew very little of her besides the fact that she was Pops' mother. I was able to uncover her baptism records and that of her sisters! No one ever knew she had sisters! And know one knew who her parents were, but now with the baptism records we have a little more knowledge. For my first day of research it was an awesome find. I printed copies of the docs and shared them with family...and so now the journey continues!

The First Step

Greetings to all. This is my first post on this all new blog that I created in an effort to follow my new journey into the world of geneaology. For years I've always wondered about my ancestors and who they were, what were their struggles and strengths, their hopes and dreams. I always said one day I would go in search of the truth and try to learn about the people I know nothing of, whose names are never mentioned, but I kept putting it off and pushing it in the back of my mind as one of things to do when I have time.

But with new developments and the recent unveiling of the St.Croix Population Database 1734-1917 and ancestry.com/virginislands, I am well on my way to being a step closer to finding the ones who went before me. Join me and stay tuned, there's no telling where this will take me...but the ride should be fun!