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Evolution of A Blog!

I started this blog way back in January of 2006! (Somewhere around the 16th I believe)

The things I have blogged about have changed drastically.  I recently spent some time going through some old posts and it was a lot of fun reliving what I/we were doing and it is amazing home my little boy has changed into a young man.

I use to blog about photography, scrapbooking, and cross stitch.  While those things are all still a part of me I find it easier to post on facebook or twitter about that stuff.  Pictures of family and friends all go to facebook now.  When I first started blogging I had this blog plus others so there were times where this one wasn't getting any updates but I was still blogging on my other blogs.  Now, I am down to one blog that is filled mainly with genealogy stuff with some of the other stuff thrown in from time to time.

This is what I use to blog about:


And this is what I blog about now:


If you have been with me since the beginning...Thank You and if you are new...Welcome!

I'm hoping that I can use this blog this year to further my genealogy research and hopefully make some new friends and maybe even gain some cousins along the way!
By Shannon Thomas
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