Welcome to my genealogy blog! I'm so excited to share the information I've uncovered with my family as well as others who have an interest.
This is actually my first attempt at blogging, so keeping my fingers crossed that it's not only informative, but interesting to all my readers as well. My goal with this blog is two-part: 1) to be able to share information with my family in a way that allows them to ask questions and contribute to our family's research, and 2) to be able to share the things I've learned along the way as an amateur genealogist.
Well, moving on. I suppose I should start by telling you about my fascination with genealogy. I've had an interest in history for a long time and history and genealogy, of course, go hand in hand. Imagine how much more interesting history becomes when you think of your ancestors having lived through the different time periods. Were my ancestors among the Pilgrims? Were they Revolutionary War Patriots or were they Tories? Were they Union or Confederate? I have a such a yearning to know as much about my ancestors as possible and when I think of them living through the early colonial times, the Revolutionary War era, the Civil War era, the Great Depression, it makes history really come alive for me. It also helps to shed some light on family dynamics. You wouldn't think that generations so far back would have much in common with their descendents of the present age, but from my own research I've found that that's not the case at all.
My research began in the early 1990s when my great-uncle Eddie presented a 3" or 4" binder to my grandfather, chock full of family history. I had an interest in genealogy, but had no idea where to start. But, when I saw this binder, it was all the motivation I needed to begin my trek down the genealogy path and learn how to properly research my family tree.
The information he uncovered BEFORE the Internet was so widely used, was amazing to me. He actually visited the places my ancestors lived and met distant cousins. The history and stories he uncovered were nothing short of phenomenal. He put together a priceless family archive that needed to be kept alive and growing.
So, that's how my interest in genealogy turned into a full-fledged passion. I wanted to continue and expand his work on my mother's side of the family as well as research my father's ancestry.
Please feel free to ask questions and post comments. I'd love to hear from you!
I really hope you enjoy!
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