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Pastimes : Genealogy -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: DMaA who wrote (8)	3/10/2004 9:21:36 PM
From: ManyMoose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 443

Interesting question, and to tell you the truth I'm not really sure. I have more time now, and it has been great fun. I've corresponded with people I don't know who have common ancestors. That's the biggest benefit. On the down side, I found out that some of my ancestors had big land grants from the crown, which meant that more than likely they were slave holders. I'm not proud of that, but I do not feel guilty or responsible for it. It's just a fact. Some people think geneology is important for religious or spiritual reasons. I'm not one of those. So, let's find out what people think. Anybody think it's a bad thing to study your ancestry? Anybody think it's irrelevant to modern life? Etc.?? Message #8 from DMA at Mar 10, 2004 9:57 AM Why is this important to you? I'm not challenging you, just genuinely curious.

To: DMaA who wrote (8)	3/12/2004 11:21:03 PM
From: Ann Corrigan	Respond to of 443

I've always been a history buff, so genealogy just came naturally when I discovered the gold mine of resources on the internet. Sometimes the answer is right under our noses. I searched for yrs to identify my paternal family roots, then one day called an elderly former neighbor & asked if she knew where I could find my ggrdparent' church records. Couldn't believe my good fortune, when she said the records were placed in her care yrs ago after church terminated services. It's such a thrill when there's a major breakthrough. Many people have the patience to hunt down every family birth & death cert, they then place the research in prescribed genealogy format on Rootsweb or Genforum. All my info is somewhere in this computer, which reminds me--better backup my latest discoveries ASAP.