If you’re wanting to work on your genealogy, but need something a little different, pick an age. Then determine what each of your ancestors were doing at that point in their lives. Try and answer the following questions:
- Where were they living?
- Who were they living with?
- Were they employed/still earning a living (assuming the age chosen wasn’t one for a child)?
- What immediate family members were still living? Which ones were living nearby?
- What national events were going on that might have reasonably impacted your ancestor?
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Pick an age sounds interesting. I am going to try this! Thank you.
I’m not a big fan of “genealogy games,” but some exercises can get a person looking at things from a new perspective and that is always good.