Comments on: A Sunday Walk Around the Blogs

By: dncresearch

dncresearch — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 23:08:38 +0000

I had the opportunity to meet Mark at the FGS conference in Knoxville a while back. Very nice man, and a great speaker. Linda I’ve met before. She’s very big in the genealogy circuit here in Georgia, for good reason. I’m hoping that as my second major educational gambit this year, I can attend Mark and Linda’s Regional In-depth Genealogical Studies Alliance in the Atlanta area (http://rigsalliance.org/).

Debbie Abbott I had never heard of (or, that I could remember), but I have no doubt given the caliber of the other teachers at IGHR that she’s a fine researcher. And she will speak on topics that interest me very much…

By: Michael Hait, CG(sm)

Michael Hait, CG(sm) — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:41:31 +0000

I’m as excited to attend the course as I am to be teaching in the course. Mark Lowe and Linda Geiger are both spectacular genealogists. And I would be remiss not to mention Debbie Abbott, who is herself a great researcher and lecturer.

By: dncresearch

dncresearch — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 20:26:21 +0000

Yes, and I’m so excited! I’ve been looking forward to attending the IGHR for nearly a decade and have never been able to before. And then to take that particular course with all those great speakers. You included! It’s going to be great.

By: Michael Hait, CG(sm)

Michael Hait, CG(sm) — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 19:00:31 +0000

I caught the allusion — that’s why I spoke up in the first place!

I look forward to meeting you in Samford — are you taking the Southern Research course?

By: dncresearch

dncresearch — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 18:13:07 +0000

Very true, all. But I protest on the ignoring part. Give me a little credit for alluding to her heritage with the first sentence of that paragraph, wouldja? That’s one thing about genealogists. We’re picky on the details, eh?

By the way, I am very much looking forward to hearing you speak at Samford this summer.

By: Michael Hait, CG(sm)

Michael Hait, CG(sm) — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 18:09:23 +0000

Very true about Rachal – and anyone who has read her published case studies (from NGSQ, now also published on her website), as well as the three brilliant posts she has already included on her blog, will certainly recognize her superior skills. And of course, she has also been CG for nearly thirty years, so her unpublished research does get periodically reviewed.

On the other hand, we are, after all, genealogists, so why ignore her ancestry?

By: dncresearch

dncresearch — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:46:45 +0000

I thought about mentioning Rachal’s parentage, but didn’t because she’s a solid researcher in her own right. On the other hand, there’s no doubt that her parents contributed a great deal to her career choice…something I (for one) am eternally thankful for, since her research area overlaps my own. What a boon to have such a great researcher digging through the same records!

And, you’re welcome. I wouldn’t mention your blog if it weren’t interesting. And that’s a high compliment!

By: Michael Hait, CG(sm)

Michael Hait, CG(sm) — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:38:14 +0000

You might also want to mention that Rachal Mills Lennon is the daughter of Gary B. and Elizabeth Shown Mills. A mighty lineage that one!

Thank you for mentioning my blog!