Leslie Driskill

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Biography

A bit about me- Grew up in the central Oklahoma area, moving between small towns every 4-6 years. My longest time in one city has been in Norman and OKC, which I consider my hometown. OKC just feels like home.

I've had many careers and personal interests. Work has included restaurant server (LOVED the work and income, but lack of benefits drove me out), General and Organic Chemistry instructor, researcher (my primary professional career), and now student. I've also ran a dog daycare, pool maintenance service, and professional mystery shopper service. The last one was the most interesting- I found myself doing everything from shopping retirement communities, going on vacations to evaluate amusement parks and zoos, posing as a private jet owner inquiring about services at small airports, and even timing the number of seconds between songs at "adult" nightclubs! It was a fun decade of eating out several times a week, always having a stopwatch set on my phone, and developing a knack for remembering any employee's name and physical description. I can also attest that there are some really fun retirement communities out there, some restaurants are really focused on things that most diners don't notice, and that the zookeeper talks or interactions at any amusement venue are well worth the time!

I like to stay busy, so I've always had a side job or gig such as rideshare, deliveries, childcare provider, scooter juicer, and hotel employee. Lately, I've been doing a lot of travel photography (my favorite hobby) and submitting stock and editorial photos for sale as well as volunteer photography for cemetery memorials. I also do transcription for The National Archives and am an Advanced Editor with the National Map Corps, where I primarily focus on cemeteries.

When I'm not trying to find the best camera angle or cramming my brain full of information for medical school, I enjoy running, traveling, volunteering, practicing calligraphy, and working on my historic home. Oh, and of course, genealogy! Retracing our ancestors' lives reminds me of how quickly the sources go from birth certificate to Find A Grave, which serves as a great reminder to enjoy every moment of our short time here on Earth. My current genealogy goals are to expand my CC7 to over 1,000 and to link Wolfgang Ernst Friedrich Pauli (1900-1958) to our Shared Tree. I would like to share management of his account with a German-speaking scientist then transfer it to the Notables project once the profile is complete, so please reach out if you would like to collaborate.

I am especially interested in hearing from those of the Seminole, Oklahoma Meek/Pixley lineage. I was given a drive with numerous unidentified photos from the 1920s-1960s and some that appear to be from the late 1800s/early 1900s. Unfortunately, most of the people who could help me identify the individuals in the photos have passed. I would love to collaborate and add some of the photos to profiles on here once the individuals are identified.

Thanks for reading my bio, and happy researching!

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Sources

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References

• https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=yqkPrs8AAAAJ&hl=en
• https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Leslie-Driskill