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Lake Mathews (Perris), CA, United States
Born in Illinois, I grew up in Wilmette, a northern suburb of Chicago. I have one sibling, an older brother. I am married, for the 2nd time now, to Butch & got 4 children in the deal. They have gone on to make me grandmother 25 times over & great-grandmother to over 20!. After many years working in industry, I got my bachelors and masters degrees in speech communication, & was a professor in that field for 13 years. I retired in 2001 & returned to school & got my doctorate in folklore. Now I meld my two interests - folklore & genealogy - & add my teaching background, resulting in my current profession: speaker/author/entertainer of genealogically-related topics. I play many folk instruments, but my preference is guitar, which I have been playing since 1963. I write the "Aunty Jeff" column for the Informer, newsletter of the Jefferson County NY Gen. Soc. I work in partnership with Gena Philibert-Ortega & Sara Cochran as Genealogy Journeys® where we focus on educating folks about Social History. More about that: genaandjean.blogspot.com. More on our podcasts: genjourneys.podbean.com. More about my own projects: Circlemending.org.

Monday, August 16, 2010

Are you a Circlemender?


Do you like to find your ancestors and connect the past to the present, trying to complete that family circle so it will be unbroken? If so, you are a Circlemender!

See me at FGS (I'll be spending much of my time at the Genealogical Speakers Guild, APG, and Board for Certification of Genealogists booths) to get a Circlemender ribbon. Everyone who is on my mailing list, reads my blog, attends any of my lectures, or otherwise follows my genealogy and/or music endeavors is welcome to one of these, so be sure to stop and ask me for one to add to your ribbon collection at the conference.

2 comments:

  1. This idea is spreading and I like it. Have a great time and enjoy and learn lots. I had hoped to be there but wasn't meant to be.

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  2. Hope you have a wonderful time! What is the news on the truck???

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