Or at least have a connection to someone famous.īut that is part of the excitement for the genealogist.Īs I have already mentioned we do not know what we may discover along the way. We though may find out that we are indeed related to someone famous. Not only did I want to show who my ancestors were to the coming generations, but also my brothers and their descendants as well. Stories would have been lost and history would have been forgotten. It was more the recording of my family history and also the preservation of it as well. I guess there is always a chance that this may be the case, but for me, that was never the question. People though do generally want to know the answers to these questions and for some the most important question … Am I related to anyone famous? To be a genealogist you have to be a sleuth and indeed have a logical mind when it comes to joining up the dots. It can be quite rewarding to be able to draw up a family tree that can go back for many generations. There is also pride in knowing who our ancestors were, where they came from, and what they did for a living. Well, for the individual it is a sense of adventure and discovery. Not only do we feel enriched by discovering our past but also that it is us who has made the discoveries. It is an exciting hobby when we discover something new. But in the end, it is what we see in ourselves. We will stop at nothing it seems to try and find out where we came from. Then there is the general public they can perceive us as grave diggers.Ĭhasing the dead and leaving no stone unturned. Remember though that the services that Ancestry and all the others provide do cost money, so we have to accept that part of genealogy. True we need to spend money on this hobby. We are passionate about discovering our ancestry! We keep our heads down and continue to research.īut to the big genealogy companies, they may see us as money, money, money. To our mother’s though we seem quite content. Too many times I have stayed up until 2 am researching, fighting off my yawning, hoping to find another clue. It’s important though not to become too obsessed when researching our past. Trying to find new information that will help us connect the dots, trying to find a new branch on our family tree.
We are run around chasing dead relatives. Genealogists can be seen by others as follows …īut people around us may think that we are mad. We can let them know what we are currently researching, but also use these events to gather more information.īut there is more to the perception of being a genealogist. We could be the ones at the family reunion who will share stories upon stories with our relatives. There are many ways that the genealogist can be perceived by the people around us. To find out all that I can about my ancestors is part of the excitement, as well as to discover new branches of my tree along the way.Įxpress Your Thoughts Below! I would love to hear from you. Once we have discovered these we can truly connect to the person that we are researching. Genealogy is more than just names, dates, and places that shaped a person’s life. They will try to learn more about a family’s history through various sources such as censuses, wills, newspaper articles, local history, etc.īy doing so they can build up a picture of the family’s lives. It is a hobby for some who are interested to learn about their family history or maybe that of their spouses.īoth types of person though will try to build up a family tree with names, dates, and places. Well, simply it can be described as the studying of families and the tracing of people’s lineage. But what is genealogy all about? Do you even know why people feel the urge to trace their ancestry? Heard of the word genealogy, or the term family history.
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