By Tonia Kendrick on 14 Feb 2010

Welcome to the 2009 iGene Awards, spotlighting Tonia’s Roots. We’ll be celebrating the best posts of 2009 and presenting awards for Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best Documentary, and Best Biography.
The nominees for Best Picture are. . .
F. M. Kendrick
Mariah (Langston) Roberts
Mary Elizabeth (McEntire) Hemphill
And the winner is. . .
Mariah (Langston) Roberts! I love this photo. She . . . → : CONTINUE READING
By Tonia Kendrick on 10 Jan 2010
There are many opportunities to volunteer within the genealogy community. Whether it is working with a genealogical society, indexing records, performing “Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness,” or fulfilling Find-a-Grave requests, opportunities large and small abound. I would even venture to say that all us geneabloggers are volunteers every time we write a blog article; after all, . . . → : CONTINUE READING
By Tonia Kendrick on 23 Dec 2009
Anniversaries invite us to reflect, review, and plan for the future. Today is the two-year anniversary of this blog, which combined with the year-end, puts me in a particularly reflective mood. I’ve been thinking about what I’ve accomplished and what goals I want to set for the coming year. The 87th edition of the Carnival of . . . → : CONTINUE READING
By Tonia Kendrick on 13 Dec 2009
Dear Genea-Santa,
I have three genealogy wishes and if you could help me with any of them, I would really appreciate it. I promise to be a good genealogist – to make a list of all avenues of research and check it twice, to document my sources, and share my findings.
1. Barbara Baxter, . . . → : CONTINUE READING
By Tonia Kendrick on 29 Nov 2009

The topic for 85th edition of the Carnival of Genealogy is Orphans and Orphans; we’re invited tell the story of traditional orphans – children who lost their parents, or “reverse orphans” – those who left no descendents of their own to tell their story.
A branch of my family that represents both kinds of “orphans” has haunted . . . → : CONTINUE READING
By Tonia Kendrick on 15 Nov 2009
I began my blogging journey almost two years ago. I had been reading a few blog posts about genealogy and those that were part of the Carnival of Genealogy always stood out. The topics were interesting and fun and they seemed like such a great way to bring the genealogy to life. As I pondered the . . . → : CONTINUE READING
By Tonia Kendrick on 15 Jul 2009
The topic for the 76th edition of the Carnival of Genealogy is “How I Spent My Summer Vacation: Favorite Summer Memory from Your Youth.” When I think of my favorite summer memories, I don’t think of the “big” events – vacations, trips, camp, etc. It’s the soft, fuzzy memories that come to mind – the ones . . . → : CONTINUE READING