Genealogy: It's About Family

WHY THIS BLOG?

I have been researching, collaborating, and learning about my ancestors for over 10 years now.  I am amazed at how quickly the desire to learn where we come from is spreading and more and more people around the world are wondering "Who was my Great-Great Grandfather?"  "Where does he fit in the history of my county or the history of the world?"  Some may think "How do I fit in my family tree?"  "Do I have anything in common with my great-grandmother?"  and so forth.  The questions are endless.  Are you that someone?  Are you wondering where you come from?  Are you feeling the itch, the desire, the pull to learn more about who you are and where you come from?  Do you find yourself watching the show "Who Do You Think You Are?" and wish that you can find interesting stories like the celebrities on the show do?  

Genealogy: It's About Family.  So why do I say that Genealogy is about family and what do I mean by family?  As time goes on and the dynamics of family relationships continue to change and shift in societies, the definition of family naturally changes as well.  100 years ago it was normal for family to mean father, mother, child, grandma, grandpa and cousins.  Now adays, family is "those who love you" whether they be friends, boyfriends or girlfriends.  Family is now not just mother and father, but sometimes father and father, or mother and mother.  That is the way society is moving towards.  This blog is not to get into what beliefs or morals say about what family is.  What family is to this blog is how family relates to genealogy.  How do we connect to our roots?  This does not include, for instance, the "adopted families" of friends and neighbors who have come to our aide acting as mothers, fathers, or grandparents when such were not available.  (I have some of those in fact).  A genealogical family is about connecting child to mother and father and brothers with sisters (and visa versa).  A genealogy family is connected through birth and sometimes even through legal adoption.  This is the family I talk about in my title.

How have you connected to your genealogical family lately?  Have you felt a desire to learn more about them?  I hope that this blog will help fuel that desire and bring that desire to fruition as you learn to start genealogy, learn helpful hints and tips, discover your own family history, and continue on that journey to connect with those who have passed on before you.  Your ancestors have a story to tell and they want you to learn about them.