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To: Oral Roberts who wrote (181279)	7/20/2009 3:39:57 PM
From: SmoothSail	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 225578

One of my cousins put together a family tree that went back to the 1700s, which was interesting but didn't contain any information except the names of the people, birth, marriage, and death dates. There was an entry from the 1800s where some ancestor married one woman, who happened to have a twin, on July 5th and then he married her twin on July 7th. The first twin's death date was July 6th. So lots of speculation as to what really happened.

To: Oral Roberts who wrote (181279)	7/20/2009 3:40:47 PM
From: ManyMoose	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 225578

Most people don't have a sense of how they fit in history. They don't write things down, and they don't talk about old stories. My family is like that. I regret that. I'll tell you what, sitting around a campfire with a good friend or close relative is the ideal environment for getting these old stories out.

To: Oral Roberts who wrote (181279)	7/20/2009 5:19:35 PM
From: Ken Adams	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 225578

I have a cousin whose job enabled her to travel the nation. She began chasing the Adams family tree about 1975, or so. Every where she went she looked at county records, tracing the name back to the Chesapeake area. She found where a band of Indians chased family members in that area. She was determined to learn if we are related to the Adams presidents. A couple years ago she had me submit DNA as I'm the oldest Adams alive. To our complete disappointment the report came back "not even close". It's a bummer to lose bragging rights like that. ggg

To: Oral Roberts who wrote (181279)	7/22/2009 12:20:45 AM
From: KLP	Respond to of 225578

If you had any cousins, maybe your grandparents left some things to them.....I started with a sack full of letters and pictures....Put everything from there I could figure out on a family group sheet, and a pedigree chart (that's like a road map of the basics and the family sheet is for each family group as you can figure it out) Be sure you note your source for every item you put on your sheets.... Its a grand hobby, especially if you like history. This makes history come alive for you... I've been working on all sorts of lines actively since 1978, and have a good deal of info..l. Today, one cousin (direct and I only have two of those)...lost her picture of her sister and herself....I have the identical one, and went out to get good copies made for her of that and some other early pictures I think she'll like for her kids and grands....She sent me a few neat things over the years, like postcards from my/our mutual grandparents, and I've loved them, plus in a few cases, they gave me clues to pursue...!