Moving on Over...

I just quickly wanted to post that my geocities genealogy website will be closing at the end of this month (October 26, I believe) and that I will update my genealogy information as well as add links to this blog with research materials that I have gathered, as time permits.

Currently I am in the middle of a big project: Scanning Photos, Slides, and Negatives

My goal is to get all of these photos digitized in order to share them with my family here as well as my family across the country and the world. I am so grateful for the ability we have to share information, stories, photos and of course, genealogy.

This past weekend I went to a birthday celebration for my Grandpa Allen. He will be 93 in just a couple of days. It was so wonderful to see my aunts and uncles and cousins... so many cousins! :) My Grandma and Grandpa had 5 children who lived to adulthood. They had/have 30 (or is it 31?) grandchildren. They have added to their posterity the husbands and wives of the married grandchildren, and about 50 (or more) great-grandchildren. Mind you, I have first cousins who are younger than my own children. As of today there are not any great-great-grandchildren, but 1 great-grandchild is married and another is getting married soon. It is only a matter of time before my Grandpa becomes a great-great-Grandpa! :) It is amazing to me how 2 people became this BIG family. After my Grandma passed away, my Grandpa married another wonderful lady who brings in even more grandchildren to this great family. What a miracle and blessing it is to be part of such a family.

Because both of my parents have passed away, I take family history, photos, and all things "family" very seriously and personally. My son may not have the physical experience of having known my parents, but through recording my memories and preserving the history of our family, he will know my parents -- his Grandma and Grandpa Starks. My admonition to all who read this genealogy blog is to keep those memories alive and don't forget to include your parents and yourself in the preservation. Your children will be glad you did!

Love, Dece