Posts in February 2, 2020

Taking a break from all your worries sure would help a lot. The one line from the lyrics to the television show “Cheers,” may not be entirely correct (there’s a tip about assuming and memory), but “taking a break” is sound genealogical advice. Sometimes one comes back at their problems with a new perspective and a fresh attitude. For those who just “can’t stop doing genealogy,” consider working on a family that is significantly different from your own: Your relatives urban? Try working on a rural family. Your relatives been in the United States for centuries? Try working on a family who immigrated in the late 19th or early 20 century. Your relatives Baptist? Try working on a family that was Catholic, Jewish, Quaker, etc. Your family all […]