tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682147468880336799.post6762971713591447374..comments2023-05-17T04:19:10.171-04:00Comments on The Journey Up My Family Tree: Go deep or go long?Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02510584680985221191noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682147468880336799.post-56475591147948620672017-03-14T15:57:29.719-04:002017-03-14T15:57:29.719-04:00I knew 'digging into the past' would be ad...I knew 'digging into the past' would be addictive when I started this journey to know more about the names in my past and to learn something about the names I have never heard. Trying to "imagine them," as you do, is what this is really all about for me. Thank you for your input, Margot.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02510584680985221191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682147468880336799.post-3987124632145603652017-03-14T15:55:43.849-04:002017-03-14T15:55:43.849-04:00Thank you for the thought, Kendra. Learning about ...Thank you for the thought, Kendra. Learning about each of my ancestors gives me greater insight into what was going on in their neighborhoods at the time. I have already been able to fill out some of those niggling memory shreds we probably all have. Your words mean a lot.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02510584680985221191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682147468880336799.post-67282833176931876942017-03-14T15:54:03.017-04:002017-03-14T15:54:03.017-04:00Doing them both is probably what I have been doing...Doing them both is probably what I have been doing. I know more about some of my ancestors than others, and I know more about certain branches of my tree than others. Thank you for your input.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02510584680985221191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682147468880336799.post-7299147423192681162017-03-14T15:53:12.747-04:002017-03-14T15:53:12.747-04:00As always, Heather, your input strikes home. Going...As always, Heather, your input strikes home. Going deep with each person I find sounds exactly like what I want to do. One can never know enough about ones own family.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02510584680985221191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682147468880336799.post-22389520451481336702017-03-14T15:52:10.881-04:002017-03-14T15:52:10.881-04:00Thank you for your comments, Kim. I take what the ...Thank you for your comments, Kim. I take what the pros say very seriously. Even though I have no intention of becoming one, I try to approach my work a seriously as I can. Your insight is valuable.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02510584680985221191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682147468880336799.post-5073189506062085662017-03-14T10:43:34.970-04:002017-03-14T10:43:34.970-04:00A bit of both I guess. Digging into past is so add...A bit of both I guess. Digging into past is so addictive. I spent last week going through some old immigration archives to find my ancestors that escaped to US. I always try to find something about each person from the tree, who he or she was, what they were known for to be able to imagine them. The funny thing is the only thing I found on my great grandfather was some newspaper article mentioning that taxi (horse taxi at the time) lost him as he was so drunk that he fell out. Margothttp://www.coffeeandvanilla.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682147468880336799.post-91938892268993559162017-03-14T08:59:41.133-04:002017-03-14T08:59:41.133-04:00I understand and appreciate the question: to go lo...I understand and appreciate the question: to go long or deep. When I first started dabbling in genealogy I was admittedly focused on names and dates. But I quickly realized the stories that were available at my finger tips provided more substance to those names and dates I was collecting, and made for a more meaning-filled hobby. Good luck with your continued research and congrats on your new granddaughter!Family Sleutherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11584864778317578299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682147468880336799.post-73540297502459398292017-03-13T15:07:33.379-04:002017-03-13T15:07:33.379-04:00I prefer learning as much as i can about each ance...I prefer learning as much as i can about each ancestor and use contextual history to understand the time and locations where they lived. The stories intrigue me. I add to the tree in the process when i learn about additional ancestors using the FAN principle. Kendra Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08756889998605071162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682147468880336799.post-46130114404166228602017-03-13T08:45:47.373-04:002017-03-13T08:45:47.373-04:00I say do both. Either one at a time or at the same...I say do both. Either one at a time or at the same time, but from the sound of it, your curiosity will not be satiated by doing only half the research. Besides, inevitably you will find information that will make you want to look deeper or that will give you cause to add more names to add to your tree. Happy hunting! Can't wait to see more from you! Dvnmskmztimetravelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08087936317181521584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682147468880336799.post-61594130496283213832017-03-12T19:03:14.260-04:002017-03-12T19:03:14.260-04:00This is a long term project. I would suggest going...This is a long term project. I would suggest going as deep as you can with each person you discover. Find their story. Find their siblings. Find their occupations. Find the locales. Find the friends and neighbors. Believe me, the roots will happen automatically ( the length) if you do all this. Heather Wilkinson Rojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17704949156266722016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682147468880336799.post-4691463241589229992017-03-12T17:46:29.658-04:002017-03-12T17:46:29.658-04:00Do a combination. Take the info as it comes. I hav...Do a combination. Take the info as it comes. I have several of my ancestors back in the 1600-1700's that I know more about than some from the early 1900's. I take note of everything i can tie in and then try to make sence of it. For example a few days ago I got into some historical notes from one of the towns my family came from. I made a search on my ancestors surname, and it came up several times with tidbits about him and his business. New pieces to the historical puzzle.<br />Being a professional genealogist I get into many different kinds of records, so I never know what to expect. In one record I found an account about a brother of one of my ancestors from the early part of the 1700's who was at a function and dinner at the royal castle. A servant tripped and a pot of sauce went flying and landed on my ? x great uncle so his fine clothing needed to be cleaned. They litterally had to take his fine clothing ,made of different materials apart, clean these piecees individually and then sow them back together. In interesting tidbit to add to the history of my famiy. Kim MelchiorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com