My sister's husband has developed an interest in genealogy. He is finally retired and is a collector and a very intelligent fellow and this has become a quick passion of his. Today's programs such as Ancestry.com certainly provide much information to allow for folks to easily gain access to their complete family trees.
What is different is that 100 years ago with no access to things like the internet, public records as plentiful as they are now and yet, folks then had a much better idea of their family history. This is no longer the case. A great deal of people if they can only go back to their grandparents they are in the majority. Why is this so. Are we such a fast paced society that we do not bother to keep track?
The traditional record is the family bible. I have to say that the idea of knowing my full family tree and presenting that to my children so that they have a picture of their complete history has an appeal. It is something I will pursue.
My brother-in-law has taken his family back to 1530. That is pretty exceptional. A great gift for his son.
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