DiggingGently
01-02-2010, 09:23 PM
Hello everyone.
I've been giving up genealogy for over 5 years now. I've unearthed 58 of my 64 4xgt grandparents, the remainder are the dead ends I doubt I'll ever resolve.
I've rediscovered errant ancestors who moved away and started new families in different countries, I've found step-relatives that refuse to believe their ancestors could do such things, I've tracked down the missing, and I've found the incest. I am my own fourth cousin once removed which may explain a few things.
The only remarkable thing I've discovered is that in the past 250+ years, in the event of war or conflict, my ancestors were out that day, or holding the coats and letting someone else get on with it. The Industrial Revolution also by-passed. "Agricultural labourer" or "fisherman" have been the main occupations with breading being the main pastime.
As I said, I'm not an addict, but I am seriously toying with considering taking this up as paid work though.
I'm sure some kind soul on here will tell me how it is in the real world. Failing that, shoot me now (though note all sources and evidence and bury it in my tree).
I've been giving up genealogy for over 5 years now. I've unearthed 58 of my 64 4xgt grandparents, the remainder are the dead ends I doubt I'll ever resolve.
I've rediscovered errant ancestors who moved away and started new families in different countries, I've found step-relatives that refuse to believe their ancestors could do such things, I've tracked down the missing, and I've found the incest. I am my own fourth cousin once removed which may explain a few things.
The only remarkable thing I've discovered is that in the past 250+ years, in the event of war or conflict, my ancestors were out that day, or holding the coats and letting someone else get on with it. The Industrial Revolution also by-passed. "Agricultural labourer" or "fisherman" have been the main occupations with breading being the main pastime.
As I said, I'm not an addict, but I am seriously toying with considering taking this up as paid work though.
I'm sure some kind soul on here will tell me how it is in the real world. Failing that, shoot me now (though note all sources and evidence and bury it in my tree).