Putting your genealogy online

Over the years, I have enjoyed getting emails from strangers who are my distant cousins. This is one of the benefits of putting your genealogy online. There are hundreds of genealogy-related websites, such as FamilySearch.org, Ancestry.com, Myheritage.com and findypast.com (to mention the "Big Four"). 
A blog is well-suited to telling family stories, but not necessarily to displaying family trees,
I will paraphrase a recent email, I may be receiving another family history book because I put my ancestors' genealogy online. It can pay dividends. 😊

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I've come across quite a bit of information about my family's ancestry when searching through Familysearch.org, and wanted to say thanks, from a Buchanan descendant in California for taking the great effort to research and share what you have with others. I have really enjoyed some of the personal stories you have posted about the brothers, and their photos, after settling in Canada following their harrowing emigration from Ireland! 

I wanted to let you know that my father has written a wonderful memoir about his life growing up in Washington, and his life that followed, which my sister is putting the finishing touches on, and we'd like to send you a copy of it when it's completed. I think because of your interest in family history, you may find it interesting. I know his Grandfather Buchanan was instrumental in helping him develop a wonderful outlook on life, full of curiosity, and kindness towards others. You may even recognize some familial Buchanan traits while reading this book, who knows?! 

Looking forward to hearing back from you with interest, 

Sincerely, 
T.