tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post4582488870495294472..comments2024-02-06T01:45:26.884-06:00Comments on The We Tree Genealogy Blog: Why I Blog: Cousin Bait Reels in a Big OneAmy Coffin, MLIShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00612044786240692282noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-15750225089764517032013-01-15T20:42:32.213-06:002013-01-15T20:42:32.213-06:00i am a coffin doing coffin historical treei am a coffin doing coffin historical treeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-41759890944840057632012-11-15T16:52:15.492-06:002012-11-15T16:52:15.492-06:00Nice work! I'll have to try this little trick ...Nice work! I'll have to try this little trick myself! :)Daniellehttp://myfamilyhistorian.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-29567813892765037902012-11-09T18:51:57.591-06:002012-11-09T18:51:57.591-06:00First, may I say the catch was awesome. Yeah for y...First, may I say the catch was awesome. Yeah for you. <br /><br />Second, wow. I learned a lot. Now I'm nervous about posting too much information. I guess I need to know when it's okay to share a lot and when to share a little. For the new year, I'm focused on sharing what I have so that my relatives who gave me a mother load in May can see how their pieces all fit together. But I'm worried it will be too much. Ei-yi-yi!<br /><br />Third, this is off topic, but I don't know where to post it. I LOVE the 'voice' of your writing style. I feel like you're right her on my couch sharing your story. I love your 'apple-icous' humor. For what it's worth, thanks.Devon Noel Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05440829254298661495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-29797420723405631412012-11-09T18:48:09.664-06:002012-11-09T18:48:09.664-06:00Wow! This is something I didn't know. Thanks f...Wow! This is something I didn't know. Thanks for posting it.Devon Noel Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05440829254298661495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-72121895339868774752012-10-18T00:24:08.990-05:002012-10-18T00:24:08.990-05:00Them are some great apples!!! I am going to have ...Them are some great apples!!! I am going to have to try this!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14107969938339346191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-72381659599322381182012-10-16T02:52:27.996-05:002012-10-16T02:52:27.996-05:00Wow, what a haul! You musta thought you hit the mo...Wow, what a haul! You musta thought you hit the mother lode or something like that.Cormachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04330567840361202034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-87414228081531553132012-10-15T23:41:30.641-05:002012-10-15T23:41:30.641-05:00I love them apples!! Thanks for sharing. I think...I love them apples!! Thanks for sharing. I think I'm finally going to start my own family blog. I have a friend that teaches "Intro to Family History Blogging" all over town and she's been working on me to get started. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806796962636367671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-73145384591143188512012-10-15T08:13:01.249-05:002012-10-15T08:13:01.249-05:00Yes but it is so sad when no one in your immediate...Yes but it is so sad when no one in your immediate family gets excited. I found two cousins that way.<br />That is so exciting, one of them I met two years ago and she has turned out to be a joy. Keep up the good work and I will also. Enjoy your blog.Hall genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14352051605100406360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-71956733725136170362012-10-14T19:09:19.113-05:002012-10-14T19:09:19.113-05:00Ah, blogging as cousin bait. Right after my own he...Ah, blogging as cousin bait. Right after my own heart! I've been fortunate to connect with a few unknown-to-me cousins this past summer, too, Amy. It's just great.<br /><br />One more thing about connecting with these cousins: not only do they fill in the blanks regarding the same generations we're working on (such as your great-great-grandparents' generation and forward from there), but it then helps us find relatives who have the same goals for pushing the research farther back in time to yet-to-be discovered generations. On my dad's brick wall paternal line, I'm still hoping to discover a distant cousin who can help me dig around that wall!<br /><br />By the way, since someone mentioned searching for ancestors via Google, it reminded me that Google has a search engine specific to blogs at http://www.google.com/blogsearch?hl=en<br /><br />In addition--though the general public won't know this--GeneaBloggers has an in-site Google search bar that allows a researcher to find keywords (such as surnames) specific to all the GeneaBlogger blogs out there.<br /><br />No matter which way they arrive, though, it sure is a great feeling to see a distant cousin show up at our digital door, hat in hand, ready for a visit to catch up on family news!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-65106584990353548012012-10-14T11:09:50.784-05:002012-10-14T11:09:50.784-05:00A big happy dance needed for this one. Fab catch, ...A big happy dance needed for this one. Fab catch, Amy.GeniAushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074874999181040071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-58699649380709618432012-10-11T12:26:29.677-05:002012-10-11T12:26:29.677-05:00Amy, when Thomas M said blog to find the missing l...Amy, when Thomas M said blog to find the missing links and make a query worthy of reading he was so right. I have also had success maybe not that week but soon someone pops up and another hole is filled, data shared and sometimes even (like you) pictures found. Susi's Quarterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722985357289434741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-74839303370696340192012-10-11T11:42:53.518-05:002012-10-11T11:42:53.518-05:00You definitely got a freezer full, plus and apple ...You definitely got a freezer full, plus and apple pie!! Good (day's. week's,month's) work -- just good work, and fun too.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948553013206247354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-43484137219941581412012-10-11T08:45:47.935-05:002012-10-11T08:45:47.935-05:00Laurie, I forwarded the information to the yahoo e...Laurie, I forwarded the information to the yahoo email I had on file for you. Enjoy!Amy Coffin, MLIShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612044786240692282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-950693117213599112012-10-10T21:41:32.065-05:002012-10-10T21:41:32.065-05:00Amy,
This is so cool! There are several of us Len...Amy,<br />This is so cool! There are several of us Lenertz's that enjoy fishing but I think that you win the prize (we don't fish the same way!!)!! :) Thanks for sharing. If you (or Eric if he's reading this also) would like to email me the information too for my family tree info, I'd be ever so grateful. <br />Laurie Lenertz in MNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-37000022973080966652012-10-10T21:34:06.224-05:002012-10-10T21:34:06.224-05:00Congrats, Amy! That is way too cool! I also write...Congrats, Amy! That is way too cool! I also write to reel in the cousins - and boy, do I get cousins that no one seemed to know about!wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09768521769914883935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-79124855593643604682012-10-10T20:11:25.740-05:002012-10-10T20:11:25.740-05:00Woohoo!! Congrats on your amazing catch! And I a...Woohoo!! Congrats on your amazing catch! And I agree with you about Minnesotans being good people. I happened to connect with a distant cousin who lives in Minnesota and she is just the sweetest thing! She's been kind enough to share lots of obituaries she's collected on a line I didn't have info. on.Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-32892685736946129552012-10-10T19:21:26.436-05:002012-10-10T19:21:26.436-05:00Mariann, Google should pick up the vast majority o...Mariann, Google should pick up the vast majority of blogs unless the owner has marked a blog private.<br /><br />You'll notice that I don't post every single detail when I'm fishing for information. I did include B and D dates here as well as female's married and maiden names because I was trying to address as many different search combinations as possible.<br /><br />With a common surname, I'd also include a town, county and state.Amy Coffin, MLIShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612044786240692282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-856539368297348062012-10-10T19:15:28.137-05:002012-10-10T19:15:28.137-05:00This family has TOO MANY people named Mary Lenertz...This family has TOO MANY people named Mary Lenertz!<br /><br />You never would have met this one. She is the sister of the original John Lenertz (Buster's grandfather). <br /><br />I'm trying to research all the siblings in an attempt to get photos and learn more about them. The original John Lenertz left Minnesota for Oklahoma. He was the only family member to do that and the rest is history.Amy Coffin, MLIShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612044786240692282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-7599267984433158092012-10-10T19:13:02.504-05:002012-10-10T19:13:02.504-05:00Thanks! You mean there are people that don't g...Thanks! You mean there are people that don't get excited? Bummer!Amy Coffin, MLIShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612044786240692282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-26961770105824570702012-10-10T19:12:21.922-05:002012-10-10T19:12:21.922-05:00Sometimes I write about my ancestors just to tell ...Sometimes I write about my ancestors just to tell their stories, but this particular post was purely an attempt to get more information. <br /><br />I need to put more cousin bait out there and see what happens.Amy Coffin, MLIShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612044786240692282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-44429517615200367122012-10-10T18:59:14.348-05:002012-10-10T18:59:14.348-05:00I just get so confused. Only ever heard about just...I just get so confused. Only ever heard about just a few people now there's lots more. But she looks familiar. konahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15499983101942726020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-41532728429958630212012-10-10T18:57:23.467-05:002012-10-10T18:57:23.467-05:00I just get so confused. Only ever heard about just...I just get so confused. Only ever heard about just a few people now there's lots more. But she looks familiar. konahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15499983101942726020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-9846563173587379912012-10-10T18:50:15.774-05:002012-10-10T18:50:15.774-05:00Nice to see someone else get as excited as I do ov...Nice to see someone else get as excited as I do over finds. That was a very cool catch.Jobs Childrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01174076455709314538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-58855432127220477742012-10-10T18:01:41.253-05:002012-10-10T18:01:41.253-05:00Way to go!Way to go!Myna Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08597960775184518473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-21578129863198148442012-10-10T17:59:21.908-05:002012-10-10T17:59:21.908-05:00Sounds like this is something you've done more...Sounds like this is something you've done more than once. At first it seems amazing to me that simply blogging B and D dates of ancestors would catch the eye of another "family genealogist" poking around the Internet. I suppose Google picks up all blogs? And here I've put most of my B and D dates into a private Ancestry family tree. Oh, well.<br /><br />A neat story. Hmmm. Time for me get smarter about "bait." Thanks for this post. You really got a lot of great information!<br />Mariann Reganhttp://mariannregan.authorsxpress.comnoreply@blogger.com