Our trip to visit alive and dead relatives.

It sounds boring but really, it turned out to be very interesting. I remember listening to my grandmother drone on and on about how we were related to this person or that person, blah blah blah. (With all do respect, Grammie) But I really shut out much of what she said, I was being polite and trying to show interest, even if i didn't feel interested. When Grammie died, my mom took up the cause and like her mother, often bored me with facts about distant relatives that meant very little to me. So I have to say that I was completely surprised that I truly enjoyed our trip to see dead people.
I guess now, I am going to have to stand up and say, "My name is Katie, and I am interested in geneology." There, I said it. As geeky as it sounds, I enjoyed researching our dead ancestors. Really, it is researching history, with a name and a face to it. My mother's family goes back to the Mayflower, so researching her family, means researching American history. I have always loved history, but I think this geneology stuff really makes history more interesting because you can place your family in a historical perspective. I really Geeked out! Anyway, here are some pictures from the last week, including my short visit with friends and family before I left for Ohio.

Lindsay and Leslie Scare Lily.

Mom, Jan and I at a gravestone, the guy that ook the picture wasn't really familiar with digital cameras, we were lucky to get this one. Milan, OH This guy lived next door to the Edison's when Thomas A. Edison was a young boy. Maybe he gave Edison the idea for the lightbulb??

Mom and I at a civil war veteren's gravestone in Athens, OH. We actually have a picture of this guy. He walked all the way to West Verginia to join up because Ohio was too slow to join the Union for him.