Has anyone given up?

[k182]

Has anyone given up and then gone back to family history?
If so how long was you away from it and what madeyou get back into it?

Hope you dont mind me asking.

K182

[Kevinshouse]

I often leave my family history for a while, because I come against a brick wall or generally feel that I am not getting anywhere.  I feel it is like a jigsaw puzzle, if I leave it alone a while when I return to it many pieces seem to fit together easily.
That's just my way of dealing with it anyway
Kind regards Susan

[GRACELAND]

  no couple of days then have another bash at it

[k182]

I wonder if every one at some point thinks about giving up.
Its the mess i have all this paper with bits writen on them start writing it in my books(i have one for every family).thinking it belongs to my family but dose'nt fit in throw the paper away then when i go back to the family i need that bit of paper and can't rember were i got it from or find it again on the net.
Maybe i do need a break.

K182

[leofred]

I put it on the back burner and Ive started to do transcribing and I live in hope someone else is doing the same thing and my lost relis will turn up.

There is nothing more demoralizing then going over old ground hoping youve missed something and finding you havnt.

So I havnt given up just  spend less time looking because once youve started this addiction it never lets you go.

[davidft]

I have "given up" several times due to time constraints etc etc

What I do find is when you come back to it you sometimes hit on things you missed before and with new resources going online all the time it is worth looking at brick walls again and again.

[Gaille]

I gave up for a long time, I hit one heck of a brickwall with 2 sides of my families and just could not get past them.

About 2 years ago I got an email out of the blue from a lady who had seen my details & wondered if her Margaret Smith was also my Margaret Smith, she mentioned a few names & I was about to reply & say I didnt think they were the same person and I just happened to mention one of the names in the email to my dad ........................... and Bingo! he just turned around & said "thats my Mums uncle Billy, ask her if she knows a Maggie as well, if she does its my Nanas family"
LOL I will be honest & say I was mad at him cos he had NEVER mentioned these names before despite me asking him for help!

Gaille

[pipkim]

I'm finding less and less time these days and still have to rely on the internet, so I dip in and out of family history, but not done any for a while.

Off sick today, so I have found some quiet time    and started looking at old census pages I had found (just a hunch) quite a while ago.

Well, when I re-read them and a marriage certificate and then looked at the BMD list, lo and behold I found 3x Granddad, His wife and children. He had been starring me in the face, so to speak  They all tied neatly together.

So I'd say you can never give up, the door is always open!! A rested pair of eyes spot missed things.

[Tricia_2]

I never give up, but I often put all the papers away for a while ~ until I get the chance to work on them again, without them getting in everyone's way!!