Comments on: Keeping The Record Straight http://www.tammiebeagle.com/2008/06/14/keeping-the-record-straight/ Tammie Beagle Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:39:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Peg http://www.tammiebeagle.com/2008/06/14/keeping-the-record-straight/#comment-2592 Peg Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:11:57 +0000 http://www.tammiebeagle.com/2008/06/14/keeping-the-record-straight/#comment-2592 I love history. Geneology personalizes it for me. I am one of the oldest cousins and for some reason I am the keeper of our "oral" history. At family reunions I am always surprised that I seem to be the only one who remembers these stories. (But then, it is possible that I am making this stuff up.) Unfortunately, I am a total mess when it comes to any kind of tangible record keeping. I can barely keep track of this years tax receipts. (Although I think my uncle's funeral card is still in my good purse. He died in '04. Does that count?) I could (and have) spent hours on Ancestry.com but someone else will have to step up and keep the records. Oh yeah..."breed like bunnies" heh heh! best regards! Peg I love history. Geneology personalizes it for me.

I am one of the oldest cousins and for some reason I am the keeper of our “oral” history. At family reunions I am always surprised that I seem to be the only one who remembers these stories. (But then, it is possible that I am making this stuff up.)

Unfortunately, I am a total mess when it comes to any kind of tangible record keeping. I can barely keep track of this years tax receipts. (Although I think my uncle’s funeral card is still in my good purse. He died in ‘04. Does that count?)

I could (and have) spent hours on Ancestry.com but someone else will have to step up and keep the records.

Oh yeah…”breed like bunnies” heh heh!

best regards!

Peg

]]> By: tammie http://www.tammiebeagle.com/2008/06/14/keeping-the-record-straight/#comment-2547 tammie Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:41:20 +0000 http://www.tammiebeagle.com/2008/06/14/keeping-the-record-straight/#comment-2547 I know what you mean. Because Mom was so diligent, we have a lot of information from her side of the family, going back to the 18th century. Even though my dad's family is much smaller, I hardly know anything there, though. I know what you mean.

Because Mom was so diligent, we have a lot of information from her side of the family, going back to the 18th century. Even though my dad’s family is much smaller, I hardly know anything there, though.

]]> By: stinkypaw http://www.tammiebeagle.com/2008/06/14/keeping-the-record-straight/#comment-2541 stinkypaw Mon, 16 Jun 2008 06:43:05 +0000 http://www.tammiebeagle.com/2008/06/14/keeping-the-record-straight/#comment-2541 I had to do some work in genealogy in college, and thought it was interesting. It's a lot of work, especially since on my father's side alone, I have 65 first cousins. My dad was the 15th of 15th... So just keeping track of those guys is almost a full time job! I made it back to my great grand-parents, but then since the older generations are long gone, so are the memories of them thus information... sad, but true. I had to do some work in genealogy in college, and thought it was interesting. It’s a lot of work, especially since on my father’s side alone, I have 65 first cousins. My dad was the 15th of 15th… So just keeping track of those guys is almost a full time job! I made it back to my great grand-parents, but then since the older generations are long gone, so are the memories of them thus information… sad, but true.

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