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Why do Genealogy? Genealogy is a subject as large as the world, and as old as the hills. It is a fascinating way to learn more about your ancestors and other relatives, and to learn more about yourself. You almost can't help learning more about the world as well--both the way it is now and the way it was decades and centuries ago. An active genealogist also learns deductive and organization skills, and, above all, patience. My great-uncle Lewis Caleb Morgan wrote this about genealogy in his family history: An eighth of the blood flowing in your veins came from your great-grandmother, and possibly a much larger proportion of your individual traits: your pleasant winning ways, or your irascible disposition, You cannot escape the fact that your ascendants were human beings, not merely names which have survived in musty old records. They lived and breathed, had their joys and pleasures, their trials and tribulations, their work and play, however different these may have been from yours. however, you will find that they, obscurely or prominently, took their part in the affairs of the times and contributed in some way to the development of civilization. By learning more about them, you’ll be the wiser in knowing “how we got that way.” |
Thanks. --Gordon Morgan of Tallahassee, Florida