Hi Andrea,
Internet and genealogy - what a perfect match. I started searching in the
early 1980's. Back then, if you wanted information, you DROVE to courthouses
in other cities and states. My husband and his brother made a trip from
Indiana to Texas to search. Many times I hired a babysitter for the
afternoon so I could run up to the genealogy library in Indy. And to "meet"
a cousin who also had information and pictures to share was a rare treat.
If you were lucky you had a Latter Day Saints library within driving
distance, but if it was a busy one you had to sign up for time slot on their
computer to look at the records on their CD's (even the concept of a CD was
new). And after making the trip you only got 1 hour!
If I was lucky enough to meet a cousin who had photos, you didn't just
borrow them and scan them. I remember putting their photos on an easel
outdoors where there was good lighting and actually photographing the
photograph to get a copy. And this was pre-digital, so you took what you
hoped was a good exposure and didn't know until a week later when your film
was developed. Then, somewhere down the line if you met another distant
cousin and they wanted a copy of the picture too, you had to take your
negative (good luck finding which one) to the drugstore and get a print
made, then mail it to them. What a hassle. Now you email a copy in a blink -
no charge, no loss of image quality.
Also, now that same cousin can look at your entire family tree information
on the web. You can find wonderful information in your jammies!
As I said, I did my initial genealogy work in the 1980's, then let it rest
for a few years. When I could find my way around on the Internet, I picked
it up again, and what a difference! Records available everywhere. And it's
great to BE a blessing, too, when you can post what you know, or photograph
all the markers in a cemetery for others to see, or share your family
photos, or help someone identify someone in a picture. It goes both ways.
A great time to be a genealogist.
Jenn Rice
[And yes, I recognize just how old this makes me sound. I did start
unusually early, but still . . . just sayin'.]
On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 9:24 AM, Andrea - Genealogy <
andrea.genealogy(a)pceaze.com> wrote:
I would encourage all of you to look into
FamilySearch.org, they have
done
an update to their website and have added lots of new documents some of
which you can see. You have to register and then login but folks, I just
found my ggg grandparents wedding issuance and where it was in England.
Another break through for me, and I'm just giddy with it! I wish my
parents
were alive now so that I could call them and tell them! They had worked so
hard on this line and were only able to go back to my g grandparents. The
internet genealogy is just amazing isn't it! Yeap! Giddy!!!!
Andrea
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