You may notice I added a new widget to the right sidebar today. I read a lot so I decided this year I'll keep track of what I've read and see how many books I make it through in 2011. (r) denotes a book I had already read before, all others are first time reads. In a few years once Daniel starts reading I'll keep a list for him too.
The book I'm reading right now is a historical novel based on the lives of an Irish immigrant who comes to America in the 1700s and his descendants. It would be an interesting read anyway but is particularly so for me because that immigrant, one Thomas Hill Dougan, is a direct ancestor of mine. The following generations are collateral relations for me, not direct, but still fascinating to get that glimpse of what their life must have been like. I'll post more about it later but I learned of this through the massive genealogy project I started last year. It's one of those things that I didn't realize what a big undertaking it would be till I got into it, but am really enjoying learning about my roots. So far I have several Revolutionary War patriots, soldiers on both sides of the Civil War, and on Kevin's side, he is directly descended from Pocahantas. Really cool to learn about it all, and I hope it'll make a great gift for Daniel someday to learn more about his roots.
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