Is there a family you have not worked on in a long time because it’s already been “done?”
Review it to look for:
- citations that are missing or incomplete
- records that were never used at all
- records that weren’t used because they were not easy to access
- individuals who were not completely researched
New ancestors may not be discovered, but this can be an excellent way to discover there was an omission, a mistake, or colorful stories that went undiscovered–all because you thought the research was “done.”
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We are enjoying finding all this information but what are we denying our descendants? If we do all this work, all they have to do is read it and that is the end of their research. or just add their generation.
I purposely find things that I don’t make a point of including – little tid bits, or leave people out with just a first name mentioned – things that we are apt to overlook so that the future researchers can have a bit of fun finding them.
FInd out who a 20th generation 10th cousin thrice removed is not really interesting. as far as identifying yourself.
I’m still having a hard time searching for my ancestry Andrew McDonnell Rowell was my great grandfather
I heard some are from cork Ireland
Hi Cathy,
Andrew McDonnell Rowell is my gg-grandfather. Andrew Belk Rowell is my g-grandfather and Alfred Max Rowell is my grandfather, my mother’s father. I have some info that was given to me that I will share .