ktbi
Well-Known Member
I've been tracing my family history and building a family tree for close to a year now and having a lot of fun with it. Is anyone else doing this for their family tree? Have you been successful. I found that using Ancestry.com is helpful, fantastic actually, but you have to watch the mistakes - and there are a lot. I've seen many family trees where the kids were documented as being born before the parents, or other obvious mistakes. Someone will import/copy the erroneous data, it spreads, and before you know it - everyone has it wrong. I've been using official records (census, draft, etc) to verify every link. I've gotten back to Johannes De Hibernia (1045-1088), my 27th Great Grandfather. One of my Grandfathers was a Colonial Soldier and died as a British Prisoner of War. I've found other interesting stories and the best part is that this is my family!
I'd like to hear of other success stories. Anyone? Ron
I'd like to hear of other success stories. Anyone? Ron