Today is a day for family research, and for a change I am
sitting down and delving into my own family tree.
I am not sure if I can call this a love of research, or an
addiction. I can be found squirreling away in our little home office into the
early hours, just fitting one more piece into a jigsaw. There is nothing like
the ‘eureka’ moment when a gut instinct is proved right with documentation as
evidence.
I started researching my own family tree some years ago, but
have constantly been side tracked looking into other people’s tree’s or helping
solve a mystery that I can not leave unsolved for other people. I love trying
to answer such enquires, finding out what I can and sharing my findings.
However today I decided that a large mug of tea, piles and
piles of paperwork and my mac are all that I need to delve into my own family
and hopefully crack the 1700’s which is where I have hit a brick wall with
research.
I would love to hear more about your research efforts, what
inspires you, what tips you can offer, any recommend reading or websites for
those early hour researchers who can not sleep until the have found the elusive
answer they are looking for.
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