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For May 2018 the prompts are:
Amy Johnson Crow does the prompts for #52
Ancestors. For this week the prompt is Week 20 ▪ What or who are you proud of?

(May 14-20): Another Language. So, as a gene-
▪ What frustrates you?
alogist, you could write about how you struggle

translating those impossible documents written
▪ What is your “favourite” way to communi-
in a foreign language. Or how your grandpar-
cate?
ents learned English when they came to the
United States. Or it could be about how lan-
▪ Name a treasured possession and share
guage has changed over the years. Or are your
why?
children really speaking the same language as
you. The meanings can be so different. There
▪ What & who do you value?
are many ways to think about the two words an-
other language. Plus, it’s interesting to read Bet you can guess that Julie is from England.

what others have written, too. The #52Ancestors
Remember, nothing says you must do each
works to show you the stories others have writ-
one. It is left up to you. But I would suggest you
ten.
get started now writing about you. I felt so

strongly about this, I gave a presentation using
The #Bookofme prompts are put up by Julie
Julie’s prompts and her introduction. By the
Goucher. Every month, there is a list of the
way, because she was a FB friend, it was easy
prompts for that month. Each of these women
to ask whether she would mind my using the
have done this other years. Julie’s is the only
Book of Me prompts.
one I have personally done before. This group is
Twitter is also used by genealogists for
called Series 3 – 1 January 2018 – 31 Decem-
announcements of #chat which take place on
ber 2018 (Getting to Know You Series). Each
Twitter at a certain time and date. If you are
month there are weekly ideas. This one can be available, you can join in. Genealogists tell

strictly for you. Most of us get so busy research- about new websites that have been found. If a
person likes a post, it can be retweeted to their
ing we forget that our descendants would like to
followers. The more genealogy people you fol-
know more about us just like we wished our an- low, the more you will understand the value of

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