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Title: Family history
Post by: Stuart Sim on Monday 18 January 10 22:15 GMT (UK)
Simply amazing the details you all have on your family history, I am just starting mine and hope to find as much as you all have!

*S*
Title: Re: Family history
Post by: Springbok on Monday 18 January 10 23:01 GMT (UK)
Welcome to Rootschat Stuart.

Great fun to do as much as you can but I think most of us end up with brick walls at some time or another, and there is always advice on where to look or actual look ups .

Good luck and enjoy

Spring
Title: Re: Family history
Post by: danuslave on Tuesday 19 January 10 00:20 GMT (UK)
Hi Stuart and welcome to RootsChat

Has anybody told you that this hobby and especially this website are totally addictive??

You have been warned   ::) ::)

Linda
Title: Re: Family history
Post by: Nick29 on Tuesday 19 January 10 09:14 GMT (UK)
Welcome to Roots Chat, Stuart  :)

My best advice is not to rush things.  I started out my research in far too much haste, and made a lot of mistakes because of that.

There's lots of people here eager to help, if you need it.

Title: Re: Family history
Post by: cambo on Saturday 23 January 10 17:00 GMT (UK)
hi all well a friend told me about this site started my family tree
Title: Re: Family history
Post by: Scribener on Monday 25 January 10 23:47 GMT (UK)
Your site is amazing! As I begin to learn more about the history of my family, I've been listening to stories and I have a tip: Listen to everything and WRITE quotes and particular turns of phrase down or they will be gone. The stories are especially important because they encapsulate exactly who the person is, indelibly.

Write everydown word for word and be sure of the spelling!
  Scribener
Title: Re: Family history
Post by: Scribener on Monday 25 January 10 23:50 GMT (UK)
And oh--the spelling is not important just to be correct, as you all know, I'm sure. One letter in someone's thinking can change everything.

My last post was in earnest--just as it is necessary to document and to feret out the exact particulars, probably no "detail" needs to remain a 'detail," but may be primarily significant.

Humanise everyone.
     Scribener