At long last it is Spring–Today according to the calendar. Yesterday according to the weather. Last week according to my bloomless daffodils! I’ll explain.<\/p>\n
For Mother’s Day, several years ago, my son planted a bed of daffodil bulbs in a planter along the wall of my house where it is exposed to the sun all day long. So when the Spring sun shines warm on that flower bed, the daffodils awaken.<\/p>\n
There is a problem: no flowers. Nada. Zip. Nothing.<\/p>\n
Each Spring, the green leaves grow 14 inches high, filling the planter with greenery, but no yellow blooms. Each year we laugh about no blossoms.<\/p>\n
This year, the mint and chives that share the planter later in the summer, have left dry brown debris covering the whole bed and spilling over and down the sides. As I started to remove this unsightly mess, I discovered beneath the debris narcissus and tulip and other bulbs coming through the ground in addition to the daffodil leaves. Very carefully I will remove last year’s deadness, so that these newly-breathing plants will emerge all the way into Spring without bruises.\u00a0 And reveal their rainbow of colors:\u00a0 blue, pink, red, and green–but no yellow<\/p>\n
Is your real ancestor hidden beneath last year’s genealogy debris? Bottomed-under the pages and pages of information you have copied each trip to the library and each foray on the internet?<\/p>\n
If you had just $10.00 for every ancestor you will discover behind or beneath, buried or bottomed-under researcher’s speculation, persons copied from the wrong years, children attached to the wrong set of parents, today’s place names assigned to events that occurred in another place entirely, death dates copied from documents that do not apply without benefit of math, in short–genealogy debris piled on your pedigree and allowed to turn brown and dry. Genealogy debris that hides your real ancestor. You’d be rich–in ancestors who belong to you.<\/p>\n
Break your losing streak! Push the debris aside so carefully that no ancestor is bruised each one can emerge from the bank with their identities secure.<\/p>\n
Here’s my “discovery formula<\/strong>.” Genealogists have almost fought duels to acquire this formula. And here I am, giving it to you free of charge. All it will cost you is some due diligence.<\/p>\n When you keep your evidence separated as you go, you have the greatest chance at positive results. You prevent the genealogy debris from piling up. It cannot hide your ancestors–any of them.\u00a0 Your favorite genealogy evidence guru, Arlene Eakle http:\/\/www.arleneeakle.com<\/p>\n PS\u00a0 Remember to check my speaking schedule frequently–this weekend, Afton and I will be at the Family History EXPO at the Eccles Center, Utah State University, Logan Utah.\u00a0 Opening Session is 8:00am.\u00a0 The Exhibit Hall opens after this session and it is FREE.\u00a0 You have to pay to attend the classes, but the vendors–including me at Booth 402–you can visit for FREE.\u00a0 Why not attend, you will be so glad you did!\u00a0 Afton is an expert on Native American and Tennessee research–you can talk to her in the vendor’s hall FREE.<\/p>\n PPS\u00a0 And for those of you who want to become professional genealogists (or already are professionals at work), watch this Genealogy News Sheet<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 I plan to discuss a number of significant items that you will appreciate a lot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" At long last it is Spring–Today according to the calendar. Yesterday according to the weather. Last week according to my bloomless daffodils! I’ll explain. For Mother’s Day, several years ago, my son planted a bed of daffodil bulbs in a … Continue reading \n