It’s Saturday Night –
time for more Genealogy Fun!
Your mission, should you decide to accept it (cue the Mission Impossible music here) is to:
1) What are you reading this summer? Does it help your genealogy research? [Thank you to Linda Stufflebean for suggesting topics!]
I wish I could be like Randy (Geneamusings.com) and list all of these great books that I read recently but I have to admit that my ‘pleasure’ reading isn’t related to my genealogy.
I’m a fan of C. J. Box and read his newest “Joe Pickett” book Shadow’s Reel. Joe Pickett is a game warden in the mountains of Wyoming who investigates a wide variety of crimes.
Another series of books that are on my “want to read” list is the FBI series by Catherine Coulter. Having just discovered that she had a new book come out the first of the month, I’ve placed a copy of the book, Reckoning, on hold at my local library. I look forward to getting a notification from the library when this book becomes available.
When the libraries closed in March 2022, I switched to reading a lot of eBooks. Thankfully, my library provides access to eBooks thru two apps: Hoopla and Libby. At the time, I started reading a new author, Lisa Kleypas, based on a recommendation from a friend. I have found that I enjoy reading these romance novels set in England and/or Scotland between 1800 and 1900. While one might argue that learning about the culture and life in England during this time would help my genealogy research. However, my lines are not in England or Scotland during that time period.
Even though I haven’t been reading books to help my genealogy, I did get caught up on the reading of the genealogy publications that I receive. My pile of reading had gotten pretty deep and is now down to ONE publication.
While I might create a “pile” of “to read” publications, I do use FEEDLY to read genealogy blogs on a daily basis. I also check my Twitter and Facebook feeds on a regular basis. This ‘digital’ reading keeps me up to date with what is happening in the genealogy world.
I started the summer finishing A Memory Called Empire (sci-fi, third time I picked this book up over 2 years). After Empire a light easy read was in order, A tale of Magic (middle school, Harry Potter inspired fantasy). Now I’m reading For the Wolf (dark, adult fantasy). Cant say any of my reading interest help my research but they do open my mind to ideas.
As a former high school tech coordinator and librarian, most of my reading at that time was ‘job’ related! I was either reading technical documents and/or publications or I was reading young adult literature. When I retired, I elected to spend my limited reading time in those books that immediately capture my attention. Now, I give an author a try and if I’m engrossed in the book, I read more of their work. If not, I close the book (without finishing) and move on to another author.
There are many books and authors on my “do not read list.” This story I enjoyed but the language the author made is painful. This is a short word “Teixcalaanli”. Yeah Right (lol)
Ebooks are certainly very handy and save lots of space on the bookshelf, but I still love to hold books in my hands as I read. I love that you are able to set aside books that don’t hold your attention.
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