Roberts Roots & Branches

Visit older relatives, and take notes and a recorder.

Born:   28 May 1874 (140 years ago today) Married:   Andrew Hamilton (45) at age 18 Died at age 74

Memorial Day was formally known as Decoration Day.

“A study calculated that going back 10 generations and assuming only four children per family on average, there is a potential to find about 8 million individuals.” “Lest you get discouraged we are adding 1.7 million names to Family Tree everyday on average.” Source--Church News, February 16, 2014, page 11, RootsTech Keynote.

Use a timeline

Keeping with the Roberts Roots and Branches 2014 challenge of journaling  here are some wonderful thoughts about journaling and writing. The following guidelines are taken from an article written by Kayla Franson, "Tips:   Writing a journal your posterity will want to read". (1)  I like how Franson advises us to write free; unlike our English teachers.  I sometimes will try to keep my writing too formal and that will sometimes get me into trouble by hindering my creative thoughts.  I also like her suggestion of adding sketches and photographs; since sometimes a photograph or a doodle can say it much better than words! I LOVE this quote from the article:  "Essentially, the hardest part is picking up the pen and finding the courage to write the first sentence."(1) Isn't that the truth!  I know when I haven't written for awhile, I am discouraged because I don't know where to begin--where I last ended can be too overwhelming to try and catch up...

All of the Roberts family members in the Armed Forces. Thank you for your service "President Harry S. Truman led the effort to establish a single holiday for citizens to come together and thank our military members for their patriotic service in support of our country. On August 31, 1949, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson announced the creation of an Armed Forces Day to replace separate Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force Days. The single day celebration stemmed from the unification of the  Armed Forces under the Department of Defense." Source

National Peace Officers Memorial Day Source:  http://www.wyominggamewardens.com/fallen.asp John Buxton is the husband of Jennie Roberts Jennie Roberts is the daughter of Isaac Roberts(10) and Janet Howie(16) Jennie Roberts is the grand daughter of Hugh Roberts(1) and Margaret Roberts(2)

This picture reminds  me of my grandmother.   What reminds you  of your grandmother? Journal those memories. . .

"Genealogical research is like a treasure hunt for the pieces of a circular jigsaw without outer boundaries. As the search extends into earlier and earlier generations, the number of potential surnames of interest doubles at each step, and each introduces a fresh set of collaterals inviting attention. In taking and arranging notes, think big from the start. Collect, when you have the chance, facts which could become of interest later and store them in a flexible manner which is adaptable to widening interests. " Source:  Society of Genealogists Information Leaflet No. 4 1984, 1994, 1998 Society of Genealogists.