Monday, February 22, 2010

Granite-in-My-Blood Wins an Award!


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Diane Haddad of Family Tree Magazine announced the names of the current "Fab Forty" genealogy blogs today and I am pleased to be one of those awarded this honor.

I am pleased because those who voted for me are those people who read my blog and that is a wonderful thing. Also, so many bloggers whose blogs I read and learn from also won that I am excited for them too.I found a really good new one among them and am looking forward to following those posts by Chris Paton. I am a wee bit Scottish! Those ancestors were my stonecutters.

The online article summarizes the winners in this article.

Blogger Midge Frazel (a charter Graveyard Rabbit) visits cemeteries armed with a camera, then posts the pictures and inscriptions. She offers excellent advice for documenting your own ancestors’ graves. The catchy title of this blog is based in family history—several generations of stone carvers inhabit Frazel’s family tree."
 
The magazine itself will be arriving in the mail shortly and that will renew the excitement for me. I will take a photo of me with the magazine for "archival" purposes. We should all take a photo like that and have Thomas MacEntee post them to the GenaBloggers site.

18 comments:

Thomas MacEntee said...

Congratulations to my blogging cousin! Your site rocks and I as well as others appreciate all you've given to the genealogy community!

Sanjay Maharaj said...

Congratulations on your award, keep on rocking. Best wishes

Terri said...

Congratulations!

Gini said...

Congratulations...You do rock!

footnoteMaven said...

Midge -

Congratulations! Love you, love Chris. I am a Campbell. A "wee" bit Scottish.

I like your idea of posting us holding up the magazine. I'm waiting for the mailman.

-fM

Amy Coffin, MLIS said...

Congratulations! A well-deserved honor!

Anonymous said...

Congratulations!!! Next time I'm back home, maybe we can visit a cemetery together. Keep up the fabulous work!

BeNotForgot said...

Congratulations from Texas! V.

Midge Frazel said...

Thanks to all my friends for the kind words about my blog. I am quite overwhelmed. My copy of the magazine has not arrived as yet but I wasn't expecting it until early next week.

Charley "Apple" Grabowski said...

Congratulations Midge!

John said...

Midge, Congratulations! You deserve it!

Family Curator said...

Congratulations To my Rhode Island Cousin. Well-deserved recognition for a well-done job!

Cousin Russ said...

Midge -- Congratulations and thank you for everything you do.

Dr. Bill (William L.) Smith said...

Congratulations, Midge, on being named one of the 2010 Family Tree Magazine 40 Best Genealogy Blogs!

Bill ;-)

http://drbilltellsancestorstories.blogspot.com/
Author of "13 Ways to Tell Your Ancestor Stories"

Julie said...

Congrats, Midge! Love your blog...keep up the great work!

Granite Slabs said...

It was great congratulation and keep it up the good work going...:)

TCasteel said...

Congrats on being named “TOP 40″!
Theresa

Kathryn Doyle said...

Congratulations, Midge! My copy finally arrived in the mail. Isn't it a great tribute to the whole genea-blogger community? We've arrived!