What Country is your research ?

[Erato]

The people themselves might be interesting no matter where they came from - all from the same small village or from widely diverse locations.  But there's a better chance of finding interesting localities if they came from diverse locations.

And, as I said, it's probably a matter of taste.  I prefer the idea of a mongrel background as opposed to a neat, clean little package of ancestors from one well defined place.  Just as well - if you're an American [or any other sort of excolonial] mongrel ancestry is probably what you will find.

[Peterpimlico]

Hello Kerry
After reading your comments, which incidentally I completely agree with. I visited your interesting and well presented website. And found that I was even more sympathetic with your approach to family history. Your introduction is a good benchmark for any new budding family history researcher.
It's the people, our ancestors themselves, that we are trying to gain information about....not just a name and date! It really doesn't matter where they are from....The challenge is finding out about them. Well it was for me and I suspect for you also.
Best wishes, kind regards............................ Peter

[Peterpimlico]

Hello Rabbit B
OK about your work being for family members only. I suppose mine is likewise. Just had ten copies printed, three of which will go to researchers in Australia and one to USA, all descendants of early generations. Good luck with your new line of research, hope you are lucky, LOL.
Regards....................... Peter

[Peterpimlico]

Hello Erator
Well we agree at last. Yes it is 'a matter of taste.' Good luck with your researches, I'm sure your lovely child (your Avatar) will be well pleased when he/she? is old enough to appreciate your efforts.
Kind regards................... Peter 

[Erato]

Hello Erator
Well we agree at last. Yes it is 'a matter of taste.' Good luck with your researches, I'm sure your lovely child (your Avatar) will be well pleased when he/she? is old enough to appreciate your efforts.
Kind regards................... Peter 

The girl in my avatar died in 2003, aged 88.  The baby is still living.

[Hibee]

About 1,000 in the tree, 7/8ths Scots, 1/8th Irish, and one lonely shepherd who wandered over the border from Bamburgh, Northumberland.

Hibee

[Peterpimlico]

Thanks for that information Erato. I thought you were the good looking girl and the baby yours, L.O.L. ....................... Peter

[Rabbit B]

Hello Rabbit B
OK about your work being for family members only. I suppose mine is likewise. Just had ten copies printed, three of which will go to researchers in Australia and one to USA, all descendants of early generations. Good luck with your new line of research, hope you are lucky, LOL.
Regards....................... Peter

Hi Peter,
 
Thanks for your reply, I sent all the info I had one the one line via e-mail lazy, I know but easier, and much cheaper!  They went to the USA and Oz as well as up north in the UK.

I wrote a potted biography of what I had found out and included the pictures I had collected.

Now I am stuck on that line, so I am busy doing another to pass the time!

Hey ho!  Nice way to spend a wet day, good luck with your history too

Rabbit B

[kerryb]

Hello Kerry
After reading your comments, which incidentally I completely agree with. I visited your interesting and well presented website. And found that I was even more sympathetic with your approach to family history. Your introduction is a good benchmark for any new budding family history researcher.
It's the people, our ancestors themselves, that we are trying to gain information about....not just a name and date! It really doesn't matter where they are from....The challenge is finding out about them. Well it was for me and I suspect for you also.
Best wishes, kind regards............................ Peter

Thank you Peter for your kind comments.  My website is becoming a labour of love, and I look forward to winter when I have more time to add more to it. 

It is challenging finding out as much as you can about one particular ancestor in order to write almost their story but a great deal of satisfying fun and some of the characters have become very real to me.

Kerry