Welcome to the Hobby Page
of
Barbara Denny George
 
Barbara's hobbies are:
 
Genealogy
Teaching with Technology
Traveling and Camping
Stamp Collecting
Gnome Collecting
Totally Amateur Photography
 
Genealogy
 
Barbara started genealogy on the family at age 13 and has dabbled in and out of it ever since. In 1989 she became a serious researcher, or as serious as one could be with a family at home and a full time teaching job.
 
She has written several genealogical books::
Those Germany Genes (Germany family name)
A Harrold History (Harrold family name)
The Journal of William Peter Denny 1860-1862
The Journal of William Peter Denny 1863
The Journal of William Peter Denny 1864
The Journal of William Peter Denny 1865
The Journal of William Peter Denny 1866
 
She published Keep In Touch, a George Family Newsletter from 1994 - 2004 and Discovering Denny Descendants, Newsletter, semi annually from 1994 - 2004.
 
To visit Barbara's under construction page of her own genealogy, click here.

 

Teaching with Technology
 
She utilizes her past teaching experience and technology expertise to teach with technology-- online courses to students and adults all over the world through the Internet.
 
Her courses are known for being fun and easy to understand. She personally guides students through wonderful preselected sites on the Internet.
 
She spends the rest of her spare technology time online reading E-Mail and exploring the Internet for new and exciting activities to include in her courses. She is the co-host for The Denny/Denney Genealogical Mailing List and GenConnect List and serves as a volunteer look-up for the Ky GenWeb Project.
 
To view the online courses, click here
 
Traveling and Camping
 
Barbara started traveling with her parents before she was 1 year old on vacations all over the United States. Since having a family of her own, the fun of family vacations has become a tradition carried down to the grandchildren.
They all load up in the family truck that pulls a fifth wheel and explore many of the National Parks by hiking and camping. They are also found at a lake for restful weekends on the water to enjoy boating and water skiing
.
 
Stamp Collecting
Another hobby started as a child was stamp collecting.
Barbara is a real stamp collector.
She doesn't buy stamps to save.
She tears corners off of envelopes and soaks the stamps off.
Family members still receive "snail mail" with fancy stamps and
strict instructions to, "save the stamp" written on the envelope.
 
 
Gnome Collecting    
 
Barbara fell in love with Tom Clark's Gnomes from Cairn Studio the minute she saw them on the store shelves in the 70's. The personalities of these little figures mix with her life and memories really well.
To read the story about my gnomes, click the picture above.
 
Totally Amateur Photography
 
Barbara is the type to just see something and take a simple picture of it.
Her favorite subjects are grandchildren, windmills, covered bridges, lighthouses, birdhouses and fences.
One of her windmill pictures was selected for appearance in the May 1999 issue of Texas Co-Op Power Magazine in the Focus on Texas segment. The theme was "Old Texas Hidden Among the New."
 

Metal Cactus by Barbara D. George, c. 2004
 
To view some of Barbara's Photography you can choose one or both of the links below:
 
Barbara's Photo Scavenger Hunt
 
Barbara's Photo Interview
 

Red Hat Society

 
From: Warning
by Jenny Joseph
 
"When I am an old woman, I shall wear purple
With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me."
 
Red Hat Society
 

Be sure to check out the courses online.

They are fun yet educational - so parents and students are pleased.
These classes give you a chance to work on a one to one basis at your own speed,
on the dates and times of your choosing.
 
Great for adults who want to pursue their hobby on the Internet! (Genealogy, Photography, Civil War, Stargazing, Stormchasing, Lighthouses, Shipwrecks, Stamp Collecting, Native Plants)
Great for students who want to have fun while learning and playing on the Internet.
 
 

to Personal Page
Dr. George's Instructional Page
Genealogical Directions
Educational Directions
Online Courses in Progress

Web Pages, Text and Classes Designed by Dr. Barbara D. George
Copyright©1998 Dr. Barbara D. George
All Rights Reserved
 
Ice Sparkle Graphic courtesy of Graphics by Jelane
http://www.erinet.com/jelane/families