Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Happy 18th Blogiversary

OTD in 2008, I began blogging about family history. I was a decade into my genealogy research and my first blog post was about great-grandpa Meyer Elias Mahler (1855?-1910). 

In the 18 years since that initial post, I learned lots more about Meyer and his family. I also examined my husband's ancestors and in-law ancestors on both sides of our tree (I do love in-laws!). 

As I gained experience, I improved my research strategies, learned to better document my ancestors, and began sharing family history as often and as widely as possible, keeping privacy in mind. 

Despite ongoing changes in the social media world, I'm sticking with Blogger because...

  • It's free!
  • I have 18 years of experience with this fairly uncomplicated platform. 
  • Owned by Google, Blogger is included in search results. Cousin bait!
  • Readers can leave comments with minimal rigamarole; moderating comments is easy, to screen out spammers.
  • My posts can be long or short, include images (or not), include tags, and be scheduled ahead of time.
I deeply appreciate my readers and thank you from my heart for following along on my genealogy journey. More posts are ahead!

9 comments:

  1. Happy Blogiversary! I agree with you on Blogger--though it frustrates me sometimes. Enjoy reading your posts.

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    1. Thanks for reading and leaving me a note!

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  2. Congratulations on 18 years! That is a very long time. I enjoy your stories and all the tips that you share.

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  3. Congrats! 18 years is quite an accomplishment!!

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    1. 18 years flew by. TY for reading and commenting!

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  4. Congratulations on a fellow Blogger user on your amazing anniversary!! I agree with all your thoughts on how easy it is (not to mention free!). I love reading your blog...keep up the good work!

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    1. Many thanks for taking the time to read and leave a note!

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  5. A belated happy blogiversary Marian!

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