I've always wanted to know
something about the people who are behind all of the wonderful
genealogical resources that can now be found on the internet. I'm glad to see you're curious
too!
In about 1983 my parents moved my sister and I from Southern California (Hawthorne) to Bishop, Inyo County, CA. My Dad had been fishing and camping there for years and he and Mom decided it was time to get us out of the city. I was eight and wasn't so happy about it at the time - now I am so grateful! I love Inyo County and though my husband and I currently live in Bakersfield (Kern County), we plan to move back "home" some day.
Currently I am a wife, a stay home mom and a student at California State University, Bakersfield. I am majoring in Business Administration and minoring in Ethics.
In November of 2001, I was bit by the genealogy bug. It was mostly a response to all of the chaos and heartache caused by the September 11th tragedies. Like many others, I sat glued to the TV that morning. Since then I have endeavored to document my family and the family of my husband in order to pass that knowledge on to my now four year old daughter. For me, there is great comfort in feeling a part of something bigger than myself and knowing that my spirit, which came from my ancestors, lives on in my descendants.
I have
always had a love of writing; poetry mostly. I?d like to echo my
writing skills in my genealogy career and I am now working towards making
that happen. I also love the internet and the new opportunities for
research that it brings. I have maintained a personal website almost
from the beginning. My computer and I have become best
friends. Now I can share what I've learned and hope to make contact
with others who have a passion for this hobby as the coordinator
for Inyo County GenWeb
and Mono County
GenWeb.
Though I can no longer
say that I am the youngest genealogist I know (I recently met Linnea
Andersson, age 19, a genealogist in Sweden), I still am much younger than
most of the other genealogists I meet.