Genealogy...Not just for bored old people....

I started searching for my ancestors for no apparent reason, not like I had time...just had to add another thing to do....anyway, I started in 2001 and have done it on again/ off again. I have to stop sometimes because frankly I get so confused I forget who I'm looking for, days turn into weeks, I'm telling you it is mind numbing...Overall it has been rewarding, interesting and addicting. I highly recommend it, it is easier than you think. Rootswebis an awesome place to start. I have several of our family lines all the way back to the 1500's. Through the search I met a great genealogist who turned out to be my twice removed cousin, she is the one who told me about the reunion ( see earlier post today) and was the reason I was able to reconnect with my Great Aunt Pearl, which has been an experience I will always treasure. Since my father passed in 1984, Great Aunt Pearl is one of my few remaining direct descendents.While at the reunion Aunt Pearl asked if I wanted all of the family pics and history that she has been saving all these years. Of course I said it would be my honor to step into her shoes as the caretaker of our family history.As I said before, it has been a rewarding journey and I feel so blessed to have taken it. I never knew anything about my Dad's ancestry beyond his immediate family Please enjoy these photos of my family, who I did not know but of whom I am quite proud.