check out my ancestry info!!

i've always wanted to know about my ancestors ~ who and where i came from ...

i started researching my family history back in the 1990s. living near the National Archives in Washington, DC was a huge benefit because i was able to spend hours there, goung through microfilm, learning who my elusive ancestors were ...

fast forward 30 years and, thanks to leaps in technology and MANY MANY volunteers, most records used for genealogy evidence have been digitized and are now available online ...

i've also spent a lot of time on my "dead people safaris", where i visit cemeteries and find gravesites and sometimes, other family members for my ancestors ...

i've broken my family history into 2 sets of data. the first is for my fathers family history which is the JACOBSEN-NELSON family. some of the surnames in our tree for my dad's side include: ...

i'll be adding more as time permits ...

if you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me ... thanks!