Sunday, January 8, 2012
a secret (well...if you REALLY know me...it's not such a secret) passion of mine has been discovering my past.....digging into the past and uncovering the history of my family.
....thanks to my mom and my aunt and cousins i have lots and lots of information and stories about my mom's family. and thanks to the internet i have found distant cousins and lots of other data to expand my treasure chest even further.
....in my dad's family the information is scarce and the stories are few.
i always attributed that to dad's family not being as closed knit and did not share stories as readily. but as i have gotten older i've learned two things. 1) if i ask the questions, they will tell me the answers (as they know them ...IF they know them) 2) there is A LOT that we don't know about our family.
....since my pops is gone now, we have cleaned out his house and i am now in possession of the many photos and pictures and documents that make up the tapestry of my life.....i have a renewed interest in preserving my past.......
digitizing photos and getting copies of census reports and birth, marriage and death certificates is my first step............
....thanks to my mom and my aunt and cousins i have lots and lots of information and stories about my mom's family. and thanks to the internet i have found distant cousins and lots of other data to expand my treasure chest even further.
....in my dad's family the information is scarce and the stories are few.
i always attributed that to dad's family not being as closed knit and did not share stories as readily. but as i have gotten older i've learned two things. 1) if i ask the questions, they will tell me the answers (as they know them ...IF they know them) 2) there is A LOT that we don't know about our family.
....since my pops is gone now, we have cleaned out his house and i am now in possession of the many photos and pictures and documents that make up the tapestry of my life.....i have a renewed interest in preserving my past.......
digitizing photos and getting copies of census reports and birth, marriage and death certificates is my first step............
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