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The Life From The Roots blog topics have changed several times since I began this blog in 2009. I initially wrote only about the family history I had been working on for 20 years. Years later, I was into visiting gardens, historical homes, churches, libraries that had genealogical collections, historical societies, war memorials, and travel/tourism places. I also enjoy posting autographs and photos of famous people I've met or have seen.

Along with my New England roots, other areas include New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada.

Please check out the labels on the right side for topics (please note, they need work). Below the labels and pageviews is a listing of my top nine posts, according to Google. Four of them pertain to Lowell, MA. These posts change often because they are based on what people are reading.

Thursday, March 25, 2010

52 Weeks to Better Genealogy -- Challenge 12

This week's 52 Weeks to Better Genealogy topic written by Amy Coffin is for Week 12 is: Check out the websites for the Society of American Archivists (SAA), ARMA International, and the American Library Association (ALA). Genealogists can benefit from the educational opportunities and publications of other information-based organizations. You may not be an archivist, records manager, or librarian, but you share the same interests. Look at the events these associations hold. Find the books they publish and see if you can request them through your library via Inter-Library Loan. You may also want to check out your state’s (or country’s) library association. If you’re a genealogy blogger, write about your impressions of one or more of these organizations. This challenge runs from Saturday, 20 March 2010 through Friday, 26 March 2010.

Amy, I was up for this one, being an avid library patron and I've known several archivists quite well. I checked all the sites including tabbed items. I never heard of ARMA and was quite interested in that site, the other two I was familiar with. But the thing I enjoyed the most was checking out my ancestor's name at the American Library Association (ALA) and found nine hits.

William Frederick Poole served as 2nd president of the ALA, from 1885-1887. In the American Libraries Magazine I found, "William Frederick Poole wrote: “As a means of simply earning money, I do not recommend library work. Take up anything else.”