When Did You Start Doing Genealogy? and Why?
This week’s question is about how you got started in genealogy. I believe I was in my late teens when I asked my great-grandmother questions about her family. I’d found questions in a book in the library, and as I asked her, I recorded her answers.
Oliver Family; Jesse Oliver, Elizabeth Oliver (nee Clark) (back), Beatrice Oliver, and Mabel Gladys Oliver (my grandmother)
I continued this interest in my early 20s when the mini-series Roots first aired in 1977. In fact, my friend, Thomas MacEntees, post on Facebook about Roots made me think about my start.
I did work on my genealogy for a while, but in the 80s, I started a family, and there just wasn’t as much time left for genealogy. So I put the questions and answers my great-grandmother gave me in a box.
When did you get started, and what made you start?
If you’ve been doing genealogy for a long time, here’s another question. How are you preserving it? I store all my photos, videos, audio recordings, and genealogy on FOREVER. Need help? Drop me an email HERE.
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