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littlelily613
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21 May 2011, 12:56 am

One of my current obsessions is genealogy. Actually, it is current, but has also been present for about 20 years. I have always loved researching my family tree.



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21 May 2011, 5:30 am

Years ago I used to use this genealogy software on my grandad's computer where you build your own detailed family tree. And I used to love making up my own imaginary families and sometimes thought up crazy deaths for them.


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21 May 2011, 5:44 am

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Do you like family trees?


only if they are well pruned.



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21 May 2011, 5:57 am

Henbane wrote:
Zen wrote:
I would love to do mine, but I don't know anyone past my grandparents, and our branch will die with me.


If you have any details about your grandparents dob or wedding date then it should be possible to do a family tree. Are you in the UK? I don't know about the US, but UK records are very good, and once you get before 1911 you can use the census which is very helpful. Irish records can be more tricky, but Scottish are very good. I don't know about the rest of Europe though.


The Irish record office was set on fire in 1920 uprisings which makes it a b***h to find records as good deal were lost, am genealogist myself going back 8th generations in both mother's & step-father's side of the family. I would love to find a copy of a family bible that now lost of an Irish part of my family that book from info from my living family history as travelled the world twice & now last know location of it was in the West Midlands back in 70s :cry:

The Canadian branch of ancestry from that same part of my family, hold an annual family/clan reunion of about 3,000 people!! !