Thirty years ago I was working at the local library and my dad asked if I thought I could figure out where our name Immekus came from. Those were the days of microfish and interlibrary loans. Fortunately an older lady that worked with me helped get me started and within a few months I had tracked it down. Thus started my journey into genealogy. Fast forward 20 years and as a way to help cope with the death of my grandparents I started in on geneaology once again. This time with a little help of the internet I was able to find out a few things and took a trip down to the library where they were from. The local librarian knew of my family and told several interesting stories. I was also able to find tidbits of my great-grandparents life, something that helped me feel a bit more connected to them. What started out as a way to help me deal with my grief soon turned into a passion. This past year I've found so many stories, both good and bad, about not only my family but Henry's as well, A goal of mine for 2020 was to start a blog, someplace to share my info with those who were interested as well as have a hard copy of my information. I was at a loss though to how to get started. So many stories, where would I even begin? I was almost overwhelmd. That's when I found Amy Crow, a genealogist with a Facebook Group Generations Café. Each year she has a "52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks" where she has a different theme to write about each week. This was just the push I needed. I felt like this was something I could actually do and though I was a few weeks late, I could still catch up. So THANK YOU Amy for getting me started. Even though I started years ago, I feel like this is a fresh start and a great way to share those stories of our ancestors that have made us who we are today.
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