Good Advice for Genealogists Remember that when a family member passes away, they take a library of memories with them. It’s a genealogist’s duty to record them before that happens. Genealogy is like a magic mirror. Look into it, and pretty soon, interesting faces appear. The kind of ancestors you have is not as important as the kindness of their descendants. If you are the last living link between your grandparents and your grandchildren—don’t break the chain. If you don’t want your descendants to put a twisted spin on your life story, write it yourself! If you’re the family photographer (and not showing up in photos), your family historian descendants will become upset with you. To get your family tree done the fastest, run for political office. Your opponents will have it completed way before the election, and then you can resign if you really didn’t wish to run in the first place. Many genealogists neglect telling their own stories, while in the midst of telling the stories about others. Don’t let that happen to your family. Your children may not thank you, but if you preserve the family genealogy your great great great great descendants will remember you as super-great! If someone’s picture looks like they don’t belong in the family tree, well, maybe they don’t. Some think it’s best to grow a family tree one leaf at a time—but as with the spring, you may find that many buds can be produced at the same time. Don’t take life seriously. Every genealogist knows nobody gets out alive. If at first you don’t succeed, search, search again. That is why we call it re-search.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Dec 2014 06:22:22 +0000
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