Really Cool!
Mood:  chillin'
Okay, so after a total of three tries, I got the movie for the homepage the way I like it!  It's up so please view it and let me know what you think...  Also, while labeling a photo on the Hornsby side, I realized something way cool:  that photo and the photo of Mary Louise (Hornsby) Baggett turning 102 years old are 102 years apart!  That's just awesome! I have two pictures of the same person that are over a century apart!  That doesn't happen often!  God bless Mary Louise (Auntie)!!!  And thanks to Uncle Glenn for those photos of Auntie's 102nd bday party! (Both photos and another that Auntie is also in are posted on the Favorite Family Photos page on my site - http://redgenealogy.tripod.com).

My First Video creation and edit
Mood:  happy
Now Playing: "I am the Voice" by Celtic Woman
Okay, so I know this is a bit bragadocious, but I just completed my first attempt a making a photo slide show into a music video.  I did pretty good - the timing is off in a couple of spots but as I practice more, I will be able to perfect it.  The video is on YouTube and I embedded it onto my homepage at http://redgenealogy.tripod.com.  Check it out and let me know what you think!  Thanks!

A Hobby Misunderstood
Mood:  quizzical

I've come to the realization that not everyone is interested in genealogy.  Some of the things I do to obtain information is also often misunderstood.  Like my grave site photographs for example. No, I don't necessarily like jumping from cemetery to cemetery and take random photos.  I am hunting the grave sites of my ancestors and I will visit historical cemeteries (like at St. Philip's Episcopal in Charleston, SC) to gain more knowledge on the past.

There is a great deal to be learned in studying, not just history but, your history.  I'm trying to build up a legacy to pass on to my children in the hopes that they remember what has been accomplished by their forefathers and to also learn from their mistakes.  I have ancestors that were on both sides of the Revolutionary War and ancestors that fought for the Confederacy in the War for Southern Independence (more commonly known as the US Civil War).  I've learned a great deal about these moments in history and about the current state of our country because of the research I have been conducting in my own bloodlines.

So, in closing, to anyone that doesn't understand my need to do this work, then all I can say is same old adage on my homepage - Those that do not know their history are doomed to repeat it.  To those of us that have established trees that we continue to build on, I encourage you to continue your work, no matter what kind of flack you may catch from others.  You have to do what you feel is important to you and not be discouraged by the naysayers.  We are better people for knowing our pasts.

Take care and God bless!