About This Blog
Posted by taneya on September 14, 2007 | 11 Comments
Welcome to my genealogy blog. As part of the 2008 Summer Genea-Blogger Games, I am redoing this introduction in order to be more comprehensive.
I am a medical librarian by profession and have been interested in my family genealogy since about 1997, but did not begin actively working on it until February 2006. At that time, I was searching for a way to put the information I did have to date online, found my application of choice, put my family info online, and there was no looking back. I found that my skills as a librarian come heavily into play with the genealogy as both fields encompass a lot of detective work and the analysis and synthesis of information. Sweet!
On this blog, you’ll find that I cover my own family tree, and that of my husband’s. I am interested in capturing as much as I can for our daughter and my stepsons, so my branches go out in many different directions. I also work on the trees of friends and extended family members, so from time to time, I’ll post about them.
In addition to this blog, I also maintain others:
Personal
- My main website – where I post information about our family life, and my cross-stitch when I get to it!
- My work-related blog — stuff related to what I encounter for work
- African-American Nashville History & Genealogy - information on black genealogy & history here in Nashville. I’ve not done a lot w/ this one lately, but from time to time I post updates.
My Newspaper Research Blogs
- Roanoke Beacon Index & Blog — information extracted from an old newspaper of Washington County, North Carolina.
- Kinston Free Press Blog – information from an old newspaper of Lenior County, North Carolina
- Talladega Daily Home Blog – information from newspaper of Talladega County, Alabama. This one is not going so well as I still don’t have good digital access to the newspaper. No promises on when I’ll pick it back up.
My USGenWeb Projects
- Blount County Blog — In October 2007 I volunteered to be the site coordinator for the Blount County, TN usgenweb site. Again, another way for me to give back to Tennessee genealogy. I re-designed the site and started a blog to further engage with those interested in that county.
- Martin County, NC UsGenWeb/NCGenWeb Blog – to accompany the site I coordinate.
- Jones County NCGenWeb/USGenWeb Blog – to accompany the Jones County, NCGenWeb site.
- Onslow County NCGenWeb/USGenWeb Blog – to accompany the Onslow County, NCGenWeb site.
- Wake County NCGenWeb Blog – to accompany the Wake County, NCGenWeb site.
- Washington County NCGenWeb/USGenWeb Blog – to accompany the Washington County, NCGenWeb site.
-NCGenWeb News — as webmaster for the NCGenWeb project I help coordinate news & announcements for the project through the blog
Surname Studies
- Koonce Genealogy – my blog & research site dedicated to my favorite surname – Koonce!
- Vanderbilt Family Genealogy – because I have this weird obsession with the Vanderbilt family (I do work at Vanderbilt after all!), I decided to study their genealogy and created this blog to share and connect with other Vanderbilt researchers.
Through these blogs, I have made connections with many other researchers with areas of common interests and that has been just as satisfying as what I discover with our own trees. Please feel free to comment if anything inspires you!
My job requires me to state the following:
The views and opinions expressed here are not necessarily those of Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and they may not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes.
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Comments (11)
Hi Taneya,
I have “Google Alerts” for the word “Genealogy” your blog on customizing came up. It sounds like you know what you are doing. I am a novice but I like what you did.
Please give me your evaluation of the Master Genealogist. I have heard a lot about it, too, but my time is too stretched for me to tackle it right now. I haven’t figured out what sets it apart from the other programs.
My best wishes for a Happy New Year.
MBT Ü
Hi Taneya,
I am just beginning to explore blogging, and genealogy blogging in particular. Your blog is the first I’ve seen by an African-American and I am enjoying reading your entries and your website. You’ve done a very nice job. I’ve added it to my ‘favorites’ and will check back again. Maybe one day I can get my own blog started – after I organize all my research! Thanks!
Roz
Hi Taneya
Great site, I also have family ties in Lenoir County and have been researching and putting togeather my maternal Whitfield tree togeather for about a year now. Interesting I found my great grandfather Haywood Whitfield in the the 1910 , 1920 and 1930 census with his wife and family (my grandfather,greataunt, greatuncle) as well as his WW1 Draft registration card but cannot find any record of him prior to that . Although his name is Henry Haywood Whitfield I have found him listed as Howard , Harvey, Henry and Haywood. When I found your Kinston Free Press Blog I suscribed right away. North Carolina has great resources but limited when it comes to African American. I have been more sucessful with my great grandmother’s line finding her in the census with her mother and father an great aunts and uncles in the 1900 census. Thank You for sharing
Hi Taneya,
Any family ties to Haywood County, Tennessee?
Hello again Taneya. Awesome blog. I’ve added you on my blogroll. I apologize for not supplying you with a link to my site in my previous comment. I’m still trying to figure out wordpress. If my link does not show with my name, here it is: rootsreading.wordpress.com. I look forward to speaking with you throughout our individual journeys.
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Do you have any family ties to JC Napier? My last name is Napier andI found you and this website doing someresearch on him. My daughter found his name while in Tenn on a 5th grade trip (we live in FL) and wanted to know if he was a distant relative.
Hi Kia,
I’m not related to JC Napier, but I’ve done quite a bit of research on him and his family. I’ll email you.
Taneya
Kia,
My email to you bounced, so if you see this, please email me directly at taneya at gmail dot com. Thanks!