Evelyn Miraldi (Ewing)
(1919-2013)
Wordless Wednesday
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Busy, busy, BUSY!!
I just wanted to let my readers know that I have not forgotten about them. I have been busy working on the assignment for January from my ProGen15 study group. Here you can see that I am very old school in the writing of my assignment.
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Last year my laptop broke and I have yet to replace it so in the mean time I have to use the old standby of pad of paper and pen. I am happy as long as I have my green ice tea with me. 
I do have a post or two planned for the next few days as well so I will get those posted as soon as I can.
Have a fantabulous day my friends!!!
Tricia
2012 Coming to an End
As 2012 comes to an end, it is natural to think about the new upcoming year and what to do to make it better. I don’t want to call it my resolution, but instead, my action plan.
So here is my action plan for next year.
- The Luna line – I had tried to get this line as complete as I could so that I could use it as my entry for the National Genealogical Society Family History Contest. However, I was not able to complete that for this year. My action plan will include 1) writing to the Mexican government to get birth, death and marriage records for several members of the Luna family. Also on my action plan is to 2) Interview my Aunt Jessie who last March turned 100 years old. This needs to be done first and I will need to talk to my cousins (her daughters) to set it up.
- The Sanchez line – Well this research was pretty much completed by my mother. I plan on 1) getting her permission to post some of the family research that she did. I don’t know much about her research and the stories she has, but I am looking forward to learning more about it. I also want to 2) create profiles on this family as well and post them here.
- The Stanard line – This family line has come to a complete stop. Well that is, I haven’t been able to progress any further with it. There is a rumor around the family that there is an old family bible that has dates for other family members and I have been told it would further the tree. So, my action plan for this family is to 1) Continue to look for that Bible and have my husband look for it too when he is visiting his mom’s house. I also need to 2) gather my notes on busting through brickwalls and apply those techniques to the walls I have now.
- This blog – I do have an action plan for this blog as well. Now that I am not rush to finish the NGS Family History Writing contest, I will be 1) posting more profiles from the Luna family line. I also will be 2) posting more about the Stanard line as well. I also want to 3) update the editorial calendar to make sure it accurately show my posting schedule.
I don’t like resolutions because they are easy to break. This is why I use my action plan. I like the way it sounds, like its do-able. So, what are your plans for the new year? Any changes you want to make? Post a comment and let me know.
Lastly, I would like to wish everyone of my readers a safe, prosperous, and a very Happy New Year!!
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Merry Christmas Everyone!
Merry Christmas!
I would like to wish all of my readers a very Merry Christmas and a very prosperous New Year!
Yours truly,
Tricia
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!
I hope you all have the most wonderful Thanksgiving this year! I wanted to give you all an update on my genealogical pursuits.
LUNA Family – While I was interviewing one of my second cousins, I was handed a picture of my great-grandmother. I was amazed. I have never seen a picture of her before and I loved it when I see pictures of my ancestors especially the ones that I had never met before! What still needs to be done? Well I need to write to the Catholic Priests in Mexico to see if they have any Birth, Marriage and/or Death records for my Luna family. I am hoping to get this done by the end of December.
Special Project(s) – I have some new and exciting things that are in the works in December. I don’t want to say anything about it yet but I should be able to let you in on this special project around the end of December, beginning of January 2013. I’m crossing my fingers that it works out! J
Vacation – Lastly, I will be on vacation from November 24th to December 1st. I have a one or two posts that will be put up, but other than that, I won’t be checking or returning my emails.
Lastly, I would like to count my blessings:
- My husband, daughter and dog Roxy.
- My siblings, parents and my extended family.
- My job and that the good Lord allows me to wake up each and every morning.
- And you…my readers. I am thankful that you take the time to read my blog. Thank you very much.
I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
My Aspirations – November 2012
Sorry I have been MIA for the past few months. It was due to my participation in ProGen15 study group. The assignments for these past two months have been really tough and required determiniation and focus to complete them. I will be going into detail about this program and the required assignments in a post scheduled for sometime this weekend. Now that I am more free to post more regularly, I will continue with the topics scheduled in my editorial calendar.
Today I will start with my monthly aspirations. Here I will be listing my goals to complete this month. On every Saturday, I will be posting my Saturday Updates and let you know how my goals are coming along. Now, without further ado…
My Aspirations for the month of November is as follows:
- Writing – My plan is to keep up with my editorial calendar and post more frequently. I also have a few other posts about my journey to solidifying my family’s history as well but they are not currently ready for posting.
- Research – I have brought my dad’s family research a lot farther along than I had previously thought. I was thrilled to realize that accomplishment. I will also be writing to the folks in a local pairish in Zacatecas, Mexico so that I can get the vital documents for several people on my dad’s side of the family.
- Learning - Well I don’t think I could take on any more formal learning opportunities until I am done with ProGen15. If I did, I feel that I would be streching myself thin. However, I can plan for the future and I think after ProGen15, I will start with the NGS Home Study course (graded). It isn’t cheap but they do have a scholarship that I could apply for. It wouldn’t hurt to try, right?
- Organizing – For an uber organized, type A personality (yes I have my DVD movie collection alphabetized by title), multi-tasking mom, I am not currently organized with my filing system for my genealogy research. I need to tame that monster. (Oh and yes, I am usually that uber organized, type A, multi-tasking mom. At 3 1/2 weeks to go, I gave my daughter her Monthly, Week before, Day Before, and Day Of to do List for our vacation at the end of the month. Yes, she did roll her eyes at me too!)
So for this month, this is my aspiration to complete these goals! So what do you have on your list? Comment love is always appreciated!!! 
Have a fabulous day!
Municipal Divisions of Zacatecas, Mexico
Well with me just posting my Research Guide for Zacatecas, Mexico; how can I not post the map that shows the municipal divisions within Zacatecas, Mexico. This map along with my research guide would be helpful to any genealogist who is doing research in Zacatecas, Mexico.
Zacatecas, Mexico – Research Guide
As part of an assigment I had from ProGen15, I had to create a Genealogy Research Guide. In working on this assignment, I decided to create one for the State of Zacatecas, Mexico which is where my paternal grandparents are from. I recieved a lot of constructive feedback on this assignment and have incorporated as much as I possible could. So without further ado, here is my Genealogy Research Guide for Zacatecas, Mexico. Make sure you have Adobe Acrobat reader to view it.
Woo hoo! Jamboree is here!!!!!
This morning I’m headed to the SCGS Jamboree. I hope to see you there. I will be texting when I can so if you want rto follow along, follow me at tricia530 on twitter.
I will also post all of the shenanigans and about the classes I will be taking and my daughters perspective as well. So stay tuned!!!!
See ya at Jamboree!!!!!
Jamboree announces sessions to be streamed
SCGS just announced that 10 of the Jamboree sessions will be streamed live!! To find the detailes on which sessions will be streamed, please go Here. I’m so excited to attend Jamboree and so is my Daughter. We hope to see you there!!!
