Thursday 30 August 2012

Beginning somewhere in the middle!

I've been researching my Family History for some years now, and I LOVE every minute of it. However I have got to the point now where I have found out so much information that my brain is ready to explode. So unlike a lot of bloggers, who start at the beginning of the journey, I'm wading into the blogging scene fairly late in the game. There is logic to my madness though, (I hope!)

Like most people, the way I researched at the start of my journey horrifies me today. I was so naive that ancestors were who they said they were; that the memories of older relatives were absolute truths; (how could they have possibly embellished stories?) and that everyone should be exactly where they said they were.  O how my experience has changed that way of thinking!

So I'm planning to go back to the beginning, rechecking all of the information, and making sure that I have evidence to back everything up and hoping that i haven't committing any of the great sins of genealogy. Keeping you updated along the way will no doubt help to keep my brain in one piece (well that is the plan) as well as keeping the information all together. The amount of notebooks I have with information scattered through-out and in no particular order is terrifying!


6 comments:

  1. Amy, I thInk it's a great plan to go back over your research. I have been using my blog posts to write the details of my research and I find myself referencing my blog now to remember the specifics of my finds. Good luck with your blog adventure!

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    1. Many thanks for your warm welcome, it has been so encouraging!

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  2. Going back over all the data you have gathered is a very wise move. Amy, I would love to see an 'About Me' link on your blog so that we (your readers) can get to know you better.

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    1. Hello, I have taken your advice and added an About Me page. It was a great idea and a definite start to the shaping my blog to the way I want it. Thank you!

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  3. Hi Amy, it's lovely to find your blog. Good luck with your research & blog.

    Caroline

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    1. Thank you very much, it is great to know there are others who feel the same as me about genealogy.

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