The Book of Me, Written By You - Prompt 1

[Editor's Note:  my response to Prompt 1 was originally posted on Find Your Folks blog on September 1, 2013]



I love the new blogging prompt which begins today, “The Book of Me, Written by You.”  Genealogist and family history writers tend to focus on writing about their ancestors, but how many times have we wished that our ancestors had taken the time to write about their lives?  Unfortunately it is too late for our ancestors, but as long as WE have breath in our bodies, genealogist and family historians have an opportunity to write about their lives and personal history.  Thanks to Julie Goucher of the Anglers Rest blog, for initiating this 15-month blogging prompt on “The Book of Me, Written by You.

Prompt #1 Who Am I?

1. I am Drusilla also known as “Dru” or “Professor Dru”.
2. I am almost a half century years old.
3. I am a native Virginian.
4. I am a bookworm and have been so all my life.
5. I am the eldest child of a family of four girls.
6. I am the eldest grandchild of my maternal grandparents, Minor Elwood and Emma Johnson Thornton.
7. I am the eldest great grandchild of two sets of great grandparents, Minor and Marcie Thornton and George and Bell Bullock Johnson.
8. I am my family's archivist.
9. I am a genealogy professional.
10. I am obsessed with family history.
11. I am an avid researcher of anything which interests me.
12. I am college educated.
13. I am a techie.
14. I am a full-time Instructional Technologist at a university.
15. I am an organizer.
16. I am a self-starter.
17. I am a descendant of African Slaves and Native Americans.
18. I am creative.
19. I am a leader.
20. I am an observer.
21. I am a thinker.
22. I am a lover of solitude.
23. I am a morning person.
24. I am a writer of drama, fiction, and non-fiction.
25. I am a traveler.
26. I am a teacher.
27. I am a genealogy and technology lecturer.

Comments for Prompt 1 posted on Find Your Folks blog.

Book of Me, Written by You Prompts