Like any other type of research, data is critical. Names, dates, and places are the bedrock that a family tree project is built on. And there’s a problem with that first statement and I’ll amend it here – Like any other type of research, accurate data is critical.
There’s […]
My mother has a theory on why I started working on the family tree and I’m sure most of my relatives do as well but when it comes down to it, it all started with Mrs. McCutcheon and our Man in Society class. One of the projects was to do a little family tree, nothing […]
One of the things I’ve discovered working on the family tree is that 1890-1925 is a critical time piece. If there’s going to be a problem with the family, that’s where it begins to unravel. I’ve seen it in multiple places in my tree and it’s vexing. The tear your hair out and wail type […]
One of my younger cousins stopped into the shop today and my Mum made a comment about how I’d been working on the family tree off and on for about 20 years. It took a minute and I realized that she’s wrong, I’ve been working on it (off and on) for about 30 years.
I think […]