I loved reading about your family.  We have so many of the same passions!  Writing, genealogy, blogging...We will have to keep in touch!

Dionne, you never know where you are going until you know where you are coming from. I've always wondered where I got certian features from until I research mine but most of all, I'm able to appreciate my life more because of their sacrifice. I know you will enjoy this. Happy Journey...

Hi Dionne,
Hope you're having an amazing summer so far!
D.

Hi Dionne,

Great to meet you. What a wonderful idea for a blog and your grandmother's history is fascinating! I've been working on a memoir and researching my late mother's history. (She was devastated by a brain tumor shortly after I was born, so have done lots of medical detective work.)

Can't wait to follow your posts.

Dionne,

Inspired by your search to uncover your great grandmother's roots and to shed light on all of her past (surviving slavery...). I have recently been thinking about family lines; I learned as a kid to lay claim to my Russian heritage to avoid the Polish jokes. Truth be told, Grandpa spoke Polish; the Russian heritage would be land, not blood based.

Good to meet you--more as we go.

Sounds good Dionne! Thanks for adding me to your network!

Hello Dionne -
I can't tell you how excited I was to check out your blog. I LOVE family histories and yours is so powerful. I loved the photos and the lists (especially your grandmother's 94th birthday list)... I signed up for your email updates right away. It seems that you've been blogging (about family history) a lot longer than I have, so please send any advice you have my way. I'm thrilled to find a fellow author that is so passionate about sharing their stories.

I look forward to your posts.
- Jennifer Swan

Dionne, Thanks to you I found the Family Diaries and Documents group. I'm sure I'll see you there, if not on the Bloggers Make it Work page. Congrats with the genealogy award you received! Look forward to learning more about your family. Btw my file is called "Looking for Jaap/Jake". Happy Easter! Judith

Hi Dionne,

Welcome to the Bloggers Let’s Make it Work group! So glad you are here. Please visit the discussion New Members Visit Here First, tell us about your blog so we can list it on the members blog index.

I hope you will find, as I did, a great sense of community, loads of information and resources, and an incredible amount of talent.

Jump in on ongoing discussions or start one if there is an issue you would like to discuss.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Look forward to reading your posts.

Warm regards,
Julie Jeffs
Beginning a Life at 50
http://juliejeffs.blogspot.com

Welcome to Mother Writer,Dionne. I see you've already jumped right in, feel free to browse the threads or start one of your own! Again, welcome to the group. We look forward to hearing from you more.
take care,
kelli rodin
(admin)

I'm sorry to post twice but I cannot help it. I looked at your site and WOW! What a powerful, wonderful, brave woman you are. YEAH! Welcome again and again.

Hi back to you and I think your link was missing a G! Ok, i found you now. That's my own daughters name--love Josephine. I'm going to read on.

Welcome again, xo