Family History

Have I confessed the love of family history?  If it weren't for terrific self control I would be spending hour after hour organizing, writing, searching, comparing, connecting, interviewing, photographing and pondering family members lives. 

It all began when I was 12.  A Beehive goal that I accomplished was to create  4 generation family tree.  Mother had most of the information needed nevertheless I sat with pen in hand and copied (there were no copy machines in those days) each page for myself.  Merely writing the names of people I had never met created an interest that I knew then, at that young age, would never leave me.  And it never has.  All through the years I have been engaged in one way or another trying to preserve and find family memories, photos, and such.

Miracles have occurred.  Many miracles.  So many times I call Mom or Dad to tell them the great news.  I found someone!  I know someones entire name now!  I found a photo of so and so!! I have connected with a cousin we never knew of!! On and On.  It is thrilling.

The most recent miracle is a distant cousin (whom I have never met) has decided to transfer his family tree to Ancestry.com.  This is where my family tree is located.  By his doing this I have access to information regarding a family line that I know very little of. 

Do you work on your family tree?