I started doing genealogical research years ago but haven't done anything for the last, probably 12-15 years. Today was a great re-introduction and reminded me that I had enjoyed doing this. I learned a lot about local resources, got lots of handouts and overall had a fun day!
I'm anxious now to get started. Fortunately in the years I wasn't doing anything other people were and I know that members of my family have found a lot of information. I'll tap into that as a starting point and then move forward.
I have a number of old family pictures that I really like. The first two pictured below are my great-great grandparents from my mother's side, Frances and Peleg Carson. As you can probably guess, he was in the Civil War and I have a copy of his military record that I obtained years ago when I started doing research.
The last picture is my great-grandparents on the father's side, Lila and Ray Cook. This is one of my very favorite pictures. It was taken in the late 1910's or early 20's and I always think of them as the flapper and the gambler. I don't know that they were but I think they look like it!
4 comments:
sounds like you had a really good time and that it got you revved up again to do more research. i did a little bit of geneology, but i didn't get very far. it was fun but very time consuming for me. great pics!
I think that's part of the reason I stopped before - it can get very time consuming. It is interesting though! Glad you liked the pictures. I love old pictures and I am lucky to have a lot of them!
So cool to have pictures of your ancestors. I have none..don't even know their names. I loved looking at YOURS!
xx, Carol
I'm glad you enjoyed them Carol!
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