Wednesday, October 7, 2015

After One Year: Amazing Support

I can't believe that a year has passed since my first genealogy post on this blog. Looking back at my experience so far, there is one main theme that stands out for me: the genealogy community is amazingly supportive.

Starting with Thomas MacEntee who lists new blogs every week on GeneaBloggers, I felt welcome right away. Then, when I had only been blogging for three months, Randy Seaver took the time to mention one of my posts in his weekly Best of the Genea-Blogs. Needless to say, due to the number of readers he reaches, that post has remained my most popular one ever since. About four months after that, I was thrilled to be mentioned on Lisa Louise Cooke's Genealogy Gems blog. (See my Mentions page to view these posts.)

But even more amazing, there are several bloggers who take time to regularly highlight the posts of others. Every week, Linda Stufflebean, Jana Last, Julie Cahill Tarr and others show that we can all learn from each other, and they've made me feel that I have something worthwhile to share even though I'm new to blogging.

Thank you for taking time to read my blog over the last year, and extra thanks to those who submitted comments. It's always great to hear from you! If you have only recently found my blog, please check out the most popular posts listed on the right side, as well as some of my favorite older posts:

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5 comments:

  1. Jana Iverson LastOctober 8, 2015 at 12:05 AM

    Congratulations on your blog's first anniversary! And thank you so much for the mention!

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    1. Joanne CowdenOctober 8, 2015 at 10:13 PM

      Of course I had to mention you! I don't know if you realize how valuable your weekly list is. It's pointed me to useful posts that I might not have found otherwise, and I think it makes all of us bloggers try to create the best content we can. I know it's probably tedious for you, but we appreciate it!

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  2. Dana LeedsOctober 8, 2015 at 9:55 AM

    Happy Blog-iversary! I hope you continue to have a wonderful time both researching and posting!

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    1. Joanne CowdenOctober 8, 2015 at 10:07 PM

      Thank you, Dana! Researching is the fun part, but posting has been more challenging than I expected. It definitely helps to know there are people out there like you who are visiting my blog.

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  3. Jana Iverson LastOctober 9, 2015 at 1:13 PM

    Joanne,

    I want to let you know that your blog post is listed in today's Fab Finds post at http://janasgenealogyandfamilyhistory.blogspot.com/2015/10/follow-friday-fab-finds-for-october-9.html

    Have a great weekend!

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