Do We Really Need Another Genealogy Blog?

That's a question I've been mulling over for a few months now, and I guess by this post I am saying that we do. My purpose for this blog is to provide a place for me to share links, thoughts, research techniques, etc. with a particular focus on the LDS Family History Community in the Tooele, Utah area. Because I currently serve as a Ward Family History Consultant and an Assistant Stake Family History Director, I am hoping this blog will be a way for me to disseminate information to those I try and help.

Am I Qualified?
First, I'm not a professional genealogist. I don't have a degree in genealogy—in fact I don't have a degree in anything. I do have 38 years of research experience, and I did take classes at BYU in genealogy. I continue to research and try to stay abreast of new developments, research techniques, etc. My strongest areas of research experience by geography include; Virginia, New York, Indiana, Missouri, England and Germany. My German research skills are intermediate, primarily because of the language, but I can read (with the help of some guides) most German documents written in Kurrent Script. I have extensive experience in New York, Virginia and Indiana research also, I would consider myself advanced in those states.

What Will You Find on This Blog?
I will attempt to post weekly updates that will include;

• links to blog posts from other blogs that I believe will be of value to my readers
• news of developments in the LDS genealogy community
• tips and tricks that I think my readers can use
• stories of success and failure (to learn from)

I hope this will be a resource that you will be able to use to further your genealogical research and indexing activities and hopefully might inspire you along the way.

Best Regards,

Kim