Dear fellow Genealogists, It has been more than a year since I came to Rootsweb to research my family histories. And almost as long since I last posted anything. Life has a way of getting in the way of one's research, sometimes. This post serves as a way for me to return to the Genealogical Wars, and to encourage you to try something unique, informative, and fun. :-) Have you ever thought about your origins? How aspects of your life history, and that of your ancestors, conspired to make you what you are today? Fred, of the weblog FRAGMENTS FROM FLOYD, has issued a challenge to readers of his website that I am extending to Genealogists, everywhere. I agree with him that "this would make a cherished gift to your children. I'm willing to bet they will learn something about 'where you're from' that they did not know. You might be surprised what you find as you rummage around in old trunks-- your personality, your family history and traits, and the places you've called home --in order to complete the poem with your own marks." Read Fred's piece, for details, an example, and instructions, here: http://www.fragmentsfromfloyd.com/archives/001681.html Read MY contribution, in order to buck up your courage further, here: http://www.sneakeasysjoint.com/archives/000726.html My Weblog, SNEAKEASY'S JOINT, has ARCHIVES on the right side of the main page at http://www.sneakeasysjoint.com that has a CATEGORY for Genealogy Posts on the blog, and will eventually have a separate page about my Genealogical research as well. For now I am slowly but surely writing about my research efforts, and the families I'm researching, on the blog itself. Sincerely yours, Mr. Kiril Kundurazieff 1st Generation MaceYugoSerBulgariGreekadonian-American