I don't know if this is the right place for this. Do people on here ever try to research their family history? I have gotten interested in this recently and I've been asking my father a lot of questions. He is in his 90's, but luckily has no dementia at all. He has a great memory. Has anyone on here been having success with this?

Actually yes, but not by design. About 15 years ago me and my siblings received a letter from a law firm in Ireland. It seems we had a great, great ( maybe greater that that) Aunt there and she passed away. We never knew we had anyone still over there.

Anyway, she had left a will and family in the blood line were named in it. One being my father, actually my grandfather ( and if he was deceased, his children) So being that both of them had passed away, it trickled to my fathers children (us). It wasn't a lot, but that fact that we still had relatives in Ireland was surprising. It was nice to have that connection to the place your family originated from. So, essentially, the law firm did the family tree process, which impressed me.

I don't think there is anymore over there.. but you never know

We came from County Cork, Ireland.

There's a TV show here were celebrity's trace their family history.

It's surprising how far back you can go. Some are related to Royalty and some to quite infamous people.
Never appealed to me personally but the show is interesting.

I come from a long line of Mormons..who have been doing
their genealogy for hundreds of years. My paternal
grandmother traced back 5 lines to Adam and Eve, a common
thing among Mormons.

When you are a kid you get this Genealogy Book, to keep
and add to as you get older. It is very organized.

It can be a fascinating read :-)
Enjoy.

I remember as a kid when a (old)[LOL] couple visited my dad with a huge book bound by strings. In it were pictures, articles and drawings showing my families heritage. They sat and talked for hours and dad gave them pictures of each of us for the collection. He brought out the family bible and produced news articles he had been saving and they copied down all of them into the book.
When they left I asked dad what that book was and he told me it was our family tree.

Later in life, I entered all the pertinent data into Ancestry.com about my contributions to the tree which are now online. I didn't stop there tho.
I searched online for any family registry and added to or started an entry. It took me awhile but my children and grandchildren have a reference available if they choose to look.
I no longer have the links or passwords to update my divorce, perhaps someone else in my lineage will find me and update for me.

If I am blessed with having more children, I will create a new password and include them and my new spouse as well...IF.



IMO, yes, you should research your family heritage. Not only is it interesting, with today's medical knowledge, you can determine physical attributes common to your genetic line. Just remember that most ancestry follows maternity.

As a starter, Do an online search for "Free Ancestry Records" I think Ancestry.com still has free features to get you in and inform you on procedures common to researching. I have done rubbings (its kinda fun and great for a family or couple's activity).

It was my research that introduced me to the tradition of Welsh Lovespoons.

I know that dementia does not run in my family line but some died of polio. Lifespans average on the female side of 88-93 years and on the male side of 75 to 87 years. My dad died at age 74 from pneumonia. my mom had a heart attack at 89. My dad was born in 1912 and my mom in 1921. I am the last zygote born in 1961. I had siblings that died at or near childbirth in the 1940s one sister and twin brothers. My one surviving sister was born 1953. She is still alive. Divorce is not the norm for my family on either maternal or paternal lines.
I had a great grandfather that was an admiral in the US Navy in the 1800s. On my maternal side there was English royalty and on my paternal side Viking heritage. If found it all very interesting.

Traceing down family can be a mixed experience. Especially for people with missing in action parents because all kinds of secrets even out right lies come to light not to mention family that often has big problems. Unfortuneately with a little bit of info they can assume your identity and that can create a real mess.
It might sound like fun to find an unknown sibling an so on but the standard sibling rivalry's and socon can get even more complicated by time and distance. As can finding an ageing, incarcerated, institutionalized or soon to be elder. That doesn't even get into end of life and estate expenses that will get more complicated.

I have wondered about this from time to time.
A part of me wants to know because my biological father was not in my life. Another part of me doesn't want to know because I'm with how my life is now.
But i do wonder how it would be possible in a country like Mexico where records often weren't kept and also might not be accurate if they do exist

My mom has an Aunt who's doing the family history from her mother's side of the family. From what I've heard so far going back to sometime in 1600 in what is now North Carolina coming from England under the last name of Lawrence they had a plantation with slaves.

OI VEY OI MOY ..The story of my life history..

Hey greeneyes, that is very interesting.
My late husband's father was born in County Cork, Ireland.
My children could be related to you.

how do you usually spend time with him...

My experience of finding birth family is it does little to give you a feeling of identity since as adults we really form our own identity by our own choices. It is not that much about proving your genes or what country your ancestors come from but how well you bloom where you are planted or work to promote yourself.

I, too, researched my family tree. It is full of nuts.

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I can very much agree with your statement.
Every tree has fruit/s regardless is a deciduous tree or evergreen.
The fruits turn onto nuts and nuts onto seeds.
That's how everything survive in nature.
Now that can get more complex with regard to your unusual species
of MELMACIANS tree.

That's just a reminder of what I discovered
on History Channel about them.

Melmacians are a species of short-statured sapients of mammalianoid evolutionary background. They are relatively long-lived, having a lifespan of around 650 years. By the inclusion of a plant called the Carl Shrub in their diet, Melmacians are also immune to infectious disease, awkward conversations, psychiatric conditions, the Jedi mind trick, dance fever, Jerry Williams, and stepping in gum. Should a Melmacian ever travel in time, he will inevitably stop a plane from crashing and inadvertently prevent a presidential scandal.

But hey David, DON'T WORRY TOO MUCH, WE
ALL FALL NOT FAR FROM OUR ANCESTRY TREE.
Me included, from the tribe of Juda.

It is the same like the old saying.

THE APPLES FALLS NOT FAR FROM THE TREE...

I have found genealogy very interesting over the years. I have always liked American history so I have enjoyed it very much. My family goes back to England and Europe. There is so much genealogy information on the internet now (good and bad), that you can research from home.