Thankful Thursday-Meitzler & Dollarhide's Teachings

When I was  newbie, I had barely heard of genealogy and had little idea what I was doing.  I knew no one who was doing genealogy and nothing about books existing on the subject.  I didn't know about genealogical societies, workshops, or conferences.  I knew nothing!

I surfed the internet searching for "how to" articles and online lessons.  One of the first websites I found was Leland Meitzler's now retired Heritage Quest which featured a writer named William Dollarhide.  I devoured his articles! I loved his down to Earth, sometimes humorous style.  I barely knew how to use a computer and didn't know how to save articles or bookmark websites so I printed out all of his articles.  I still have them.

Heritage Quest was taken off the internet and Dollarhide's articles were no longer being regularly published online.   I was happy when Leland Meitzler started a new blog (GenealogyBlog) featuring articles by his friend, William Dollarhide.  I want to thank Leland and Bill for being my first teachers and mentors and for continuing to share their knowledge online so that the rest of us may learn and enjoy what they share. Thanks, Leland and Bill.  You're still the greatest!