Today is this blog’s first anniversary. I can hardly believe that a year has passed since I first started writing. Over this last year, I have transcribed and posted over 350 letters that my grandparents wrote during 1942 and 1943. My oldest child finished elementary school. I traveled to New England for the first time this century. I saw two amazing Broadway shows. I entered the world of DNA testing (which is fascinating and frustrating all at once!) I finished Boston University’s Genealogical Research Certificate program and started ProGen. I completed my first paid work as a genealogist. The blog has over 300 followers and has received over 18,000 views in the last 365 days. Readers from all over the world have discovered my grandparents’ story. I think they would be amazed and humbled that anyone would be interested in their experiences. Most of all I would like to thank everyone who has stopped by, and especially those of you that continue to stop by – day after day. Thank you! It has been an amazing year.
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After carrying all of those letters from city to city, and house to house for all those years, they finally are getting the tender loving care that they deserve! And I’m LEARNING so much about my mom and dad. And I’m learning what a good historian and writer my daughter is. 🙂
What an exciting year! Congratulations 🙂
Thank you! I am looking forward to the next year. 🙂
CONGRATULATIONS!!!… great blog, great work… thanks 🙂
Thank you Catherine! I love your comments so keep them coming!
Happy first blog anniversary! Thank you for blogging so faithfully and well.
Thank you! Once I made the choice to blog everyday, it easily became part of the routine.
Day in and day out you have one of the best genealogy blogs. I have a strong feeling you are just starting. Congratulations on your fist year. I am happy to be along for the ride.
Thank you and I am glad you are along for the ride. I think you are right. I feel that I have barely scraped the surface of all the family information I have to share. I am hoping that someday more of my actual cousins will be faithful followers.
Congrats on a great blog!
Thank you! I can’t believe it has been a year!
Happy Anniversary! You have shared some wonderful stories here. I’m looking forward to your next year of posts.
Thank you! There are lots of things that happened during 1943. I can’t wait to share them.
Happy blog birthday 🙂 I love reading the letters that you post – thank you for sharing 🙂
Thank you! And thank you very much for coming back day after day to read them! 🙂