Despite what the websites and the advertisements say, not everyone has a famous relative. And, even if there are stories of a connection to a famous person, work on documenting your known family as best as you can, as accurately as you can and see where the information takes you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It may take you to a famous person. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Or it may not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But your goal should be to research your ancestors’ lives and document them and their connections to their relatives as accurately and as completely as you can. A famous person may appear. Or they may not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And it’s perfectly fine if they don’t. Trying to force the connection can be a waste of time and resources. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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