This year, the Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree is celebrating their 50th Birthday Bash at its annual conference held at the Marriott Burbank Airport hotel. The very first Jamboree I attended was by happenstance. I was out for a walk with my then 1 year old daughter. We were at the Pasadena Town Center checking […]
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52 Ancestors – Week 3 – Longevity
Welcome to week 3 of 52 Ancestors which was developed by Amy Johnson Crow. You can read about my past weekly posts here: Week One and Week Two. This weeks prompt is Longevity. Well that word is synonymous with one of my aunts, Jessie Diaz. My aunt Jessie was the oldest of my dad’s 11 […]
New Year? New Goals for My Genealogy Obsession blog.
Happy New Years everyone! I hope you all has a great time celebrating the New Year! Here at My Genealogy Obsession, we had a pretty mellow night which is what we wanted. This year my husband and I kept it simple and we went to bed early. We did have to sleep with a music […]
My Favorite Memory – Baking
This past Thanksgiving holiday had me thinking a lot. I found myself thinking a lot about about my dad and several memories came rushing to me. Oh I had so many, but how to pick my favorite memory? Of course, I let the tears flow but afterwards, there was a smile on my face. Here […]
My Favorite Genealogy Blogging Tools
These are my top favorite blogging tools that have helped me blog more consistently and I really love that most are free. Please note, that I am not getting paid or have any affiliates with the Companies or websites I mention in this post. Many of you don’t know this, but I have been blogging […]