Walking in to the Past

   Little l.a.  merrily skipping down the yellow brick road when she noticed a glow ahead. As she got closer she realized it was a large tree with a door that had light oozing from its edges. Being the curious type Little l.a. walked up to the door and opened it. After briefly being blinded by the bright light she saw a beautiful meadow and her Grandma. Having not seen her Grandma in many years since her death Little l.a. was excited but very confused. She rushed up, hugged her Grandma, and asked her why she was there. Grandma explained that  Little l.a. was in the Meadow of Memories and this is where one can go to find information about ones past. After a tour of the Meadow, Little l.a. learned that she could not only find information about her own past but information about anyones' past.  Little l.a. enjoyed learning about her family but sad to have to leave her Grandma. Grandma told Little l.a. that she was always with her and that she could always come to the Meadow and be with the memories at anytime. After a pleasant stay Little l.a. said goodbye to Grandma and exited threw the tree.  Grandma had told Little l.a. of a wonderful train called the Learning Express and she could not wait to see it so she headed down the yellow brick road...
   Having used the Ancestry Library before I was excited to get to explore and learn some more.  I was not aware that you could search for information on people who are still living. I did a search on myself using my maiden name and came up with my birth certificate, marriage certificate and information on where I have lived. I then did a search of my married name and came up with pretty much the same information.
   I did a search for my Grandmother and found much information about her as well as many census records. What I found fascinating about the census records is that you can also get parent and sibling information, where they lived, occupations and who else was living with them. In one of the census records I found that at one point my grandmother's mother took in boarders.
  When I did a search for Maps and Photos for Maine I did not find any. I am not sure if this is due to the way I searched or if there are actually no photos. I do very much like the Ancestry Library and find it a valuable research tool in doing Genealogy  and will continue to recommend it to anyone who is need help doing this type of research.
   My book recommendation of the week is "Run, Turkey, Run!" by Diane Mayr. This silly and fun story tells of a turkey who trying to escape being Thanksgiving dinner. The children at story time help tell the story by saying "run, turkey, run"  after each page. Will turkey get away? Read it and see!