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Title: Never give up!!
Post by: NIFTYFIFTY47 on Friday 01 July 11 23:30 BST (UK)
I posted a message on here a couple of weeks ago regarding a member of my grandfather's family......I had reached a blank wall trying to find her descendants.  Well I still haven't found these descendants BUT I have now found a family member on my grandmother's side who has loads of info on her family.  How fantastic is that?

I'm floating on a cloud at this discovery.  Don't ya just love the internet?
Title: Re: NEVER GIVE UP!!
Post by: mrs.tenacious on Saturday 02 July 11 00:04 BST (UK)

I'm floating on a cloud at this discovery.  Don't ya just love the internet?

Yep! 

Am really pleased for you - it's always so exciting when this happens.

Congratulations, and ENJOY!  ;D
Title: Re: NEVER GIVE UP!!
Post by: NIFTYFIFTY47 on Saturday 02 July 11 00:50 BST (UK)
It sure is...now I will have to enter all the info!! Goodbye housework! ;)
Title: Re: NEVER GIVE UP!!
Post by: RedMystic on Saturday 02 July 11 14:56 BST (UK)
It sure is...now I will have to enter all the info!! Goodbye housework! ;)

Congratulations NIFTFIFTY47!!! How exciting.

Don't forget to confirm what's in the the FH before uploading it. Speaking form experience, I did that and then had to spend hours & hours going back and removing & correcting. It would have been so much easier if I'd just verified as I went.

I'm really happy for you - just cautious.
Title: Re: NEVER GIVE UP!!
Post by: NIFTYFIFTY47 on Saturday 02 July 11 16:29 BST (UK)
I've been researching family history for about 30 years now so I realise the pitfalls!!!  I have "done" my maternal Grandmother's FH back to 1547.  I have my paternal Grandfather back to 1805 and now this is my paternal grandmother's FH.

Thanks for the warning though. :-)
Title: Re: Never give up!!
Post by: TriciaA on Tuesday 05 July 11 18:47 BST (UK)
I posted a message on here a couple of weeks ago regarding a member of my grandfather's family......I had reached a blank wall trying to find her descendants.  Well I still haven't found these descendants BUT I have now found a family member on my grandmother's side who has loads of info on her family.  How fantastic is that?

I'm floating on a cloud at this discovery.  Don't ya just love the internet?

That's great NiftyFifty :) I have hit a couple blank walls and ask myself at times, perhaps I should let it all go. But hey ho, onwards we go  :)
Title: Re: Never give up!!
Post by: NIFTYFIFTY47 on Tuesday 05 July 11 23:23 BST (UK)
Never let go....sure what's one or two blank walls along the way.  I still haven't lost hope on my brick wall....just hoping someone will hand me the sledgehammer some day!!!
Title: Re: Never give up!!
Post by: mongoose2 on Monday 11 July 11 14:52 BST (UK)
I sounds good however commiserate with me for coming across a post put on roots for one of my tree only to find the person with the information has left roots and to compound it they live in germany. duh!!!

Barry
Title: Re: Never give up!!
Post by: Elsa-Mary on Tuesday 12 July 11 20:21 BST (UK)
 Hi.
Now in France --
--but all RC-- ARE FANTASTIC--SO MUCH HELP--I am now so busy buying property--so miss- this forum--untill I get sorted--these people know their stuff-so many links--and routes to get where I am now Bless you all--I shall return-------ergh !!!-some of you will say--but to he in Wexford !!!!-
-love you to bits !! and--  will see you soon !!-hope it doesnt frighten him ??
Title: Re: Never give up!!
Post by: MARYS1995 on Sunday 24 July 11 13:09 BST (UK)
hi,
what i'm about to say may seem awful,but,here goes,i started researching my family a few months ago,thought i'd do my m gr/dad's sides 1st,boy it was hard,but,got great help from the rootschatters,went on GR,and found a distant cousin who's done that side,i felt so cheated!!,but i'm checking his results and now i'm doing my grans side,still struggling,but,loving every moment,it's going to take me years,but,hey ho.
mary
Title: Re: Never give up!!
Post by: Elsa-Mary on Sunday 24 July 11 21:12 BST (UK)
What I love about this forum is----apart from help,every inch of the way someone  out there will offer advice and  help point me- or you in the right direction,and IF there is a breakthrough,I have found so many forum members are delighted--- for cracking that awful stumbling block-we all seem to have in this puzzle of our families.
I could name so many forum members who have gee-ed me up when I thought all was lost--I will not,cos they know who they are!!,and they are always there for those of us--who have lost their way.

Thank You
Elsa-Mary