TravelGenee #atozchallenge Summary
I thought that I was finished with the A to Z challenge this year and then remembered the summary page.
My primary goal was to write a post about a given or surname in my family tree that started with the letter for the day. This would share more information about the ancestors, siblings, and their descendants that I am researching. I might discover more “cousins” that can share details with me.
Secondly, I wanted to include my research methods, tips or thoughts on family history research. Helping other researchers through my own research is another reason I write this blog. I bias my help to beginners, however, a few experts might find the odd tip or three.
Finally the TravelGenee #atozchallenge Summary:
| Letter / Name | Family History Topics |
| A – Amelia | Passenger Lists, naming protocols. |
| B – BICE | One Name Study, verifying yourself. |
| C – COLLIS | Using maiden names for given names. |
| D – DAWSON | Useful given names. |
| E – Ernest Eric | Sport in the family. |
| F – Frances or Fanny | Namesake and nicknames. |
| G – GIBSON | Looking beyond your favourite databases: Masons. |
| H – HARVEY | NZ Electoral Rolls. |
| I – IRELAND | Photos found via Ancestry public trees. |
| J – JEFFRIES | New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online Database. |
| K – KITTO | Taking photos in cemeteries. |
| L – Leslie Lewis | Speed search method. |
| M – MONGER | Wedding and London visit. |
| N – NIXON | Ancestry & Findmypast image variations. |
| O – Olive | New photos via blog reader. |
| P – PRIOR | 1939 Register. |
| Q – QUINNEY | Explaining relationships, dangers & risks with sources. |
| R – Roman | The exotic ancestor, probate indexes. |
| S – SHEPHERD | Clarifying facts with newspapers. |
| T –THOMPSON | More from Newspapers at Findmypast. |
| U – Uncle Eric | ANZAC Day Post: Samoan Advance Party in WW1. |
| V – Victor | Move along, there’s nothing to see here! Really. |
| W – WYARD | The one with the biggest tree does not win. |
| X – AleX | Got enough evidence to warrant spending on a certificate? |
| Y – ~nYm | Names for Names is a web page about words relating to names. |
| Z – Zoe | Sourcing for blog posts versus family history. |
If you participated in the A to Z Challenge, was it work the effort? Please leave a comment.
TravelGenee #atozchallenge Summary
This is part of the A to Z Blogging Challenge for April 2016: Summary. You can read more about the A to Z challenge and my other posts. Or search on social media with #atozchallenge. Also shared this post at the #AnythingGoes Bloggers Link Up Party.
Like the others, I liked seeing the summary of your AtoZ Challenge. Great idea.
Thanks for the feedback. I thought the summary was warranted as once time goes on the posts will be lost in the feed. Also bloggers that write a number of other posts in April might think about a summary as it can be useful if readers just want to read through the A to Z posts.
Fran, what a creative process. Glad you did the Summary Page. It just gave me the idea that maybe even before I finish my blog I might want to do this. I like WYARD- “The one with the biggest tree does not win.” That was certainly true with my Cramer Family where I did a post after a wonderful genealogist posted a link on this family. This family has been elusive for about forty years, and I still have work to do on it. Love your titles.
Grant
Grant, Thanks for all the kind comments. It is great getting feedback as a blogger we are not always sure what other prefer. We all need a few “happy dance” like your recent find. Fran
What a great idea your summary post is. And being new to this topic, I’ve been finding your tips very helpful and encouraging. Thanks!
And thanks for stopping by to visit me on your A-to-Z road trip. It’s nice moving a slower pace isn’t it?
Totally loving the slower pace!!!
The summary page is a great idea! (Mine is part of the website’s main menu.) Yes, the A to Z is a lot of work, but it’s definitely worth it. I’m glad we met during your road trip.
Glad you liked the tip. I also came across a blogger that created an ebook in PD format to summarise her A to Z posts.
Nice way to gather everything together in one post. Congratulations on making it through this year’s Challenge.
Arlee Bird
A to Z Challenge Co-host
Thanks for visiting again. I was so pleased to finish and are already planning for next year. Just need a different theme that is still family history based.
I love the challenge, it’s definitely worth it! Congrats on finishing 🙂
Debbie
Thanks for visiting Debbie. I have been of visiting your blog too. Good luck with your books. Time will fly and they will be published soon.
Thank you so much and thanks for linking to #AnythingGoes. A new one has just opened up (they go live Mondays) if you would like to link up again this week 🙂
Debbie
Debbie, thanks for the update that the link is opened up on Monday. Fran
These summaries are so useful, thanks Fran.
From another survivor who also plans to plan ahead.
I need to figure out what A to Z to be able to plan ahead. Yours was a great theme, Jill.
It certainly was work the effort! 😉 Honestly…what a slog eh? But totally worth it! I hope you got as much out of it as I did Fran.
I got lots out of the whole process. Totally worthwhile.
Nice to see this. I am also planning a summary post for May 6, to get back on a weekly schedule. I thought the A to Z Challenge was worth it for connections made with fellow bloggers, particularly genealogy bloggers. That said, it was a bit of work, so I would plan further ahead for the next time 🙂 Molly http://mollyscanopy.com/
I’ll look out for your summary post. I plan to plan ahead too.