Over 25 years experience
I am based in South Wales and I have over 25 years experience on and off tracing my own family tree.
Long before the internet came along, I used to spend hours at the local records office painstakingly searching microfiche records by hand and taking notes on odd scraps of paper. Then later trying to work out what my notes meant!
The rewarding part was finding a new relative and discovering as much as i could about them - who they married, where they lived, what job did they do, and maybe if they were in prison. It's surprising what you can find out!
It's much easier now, of course, with many records online, but it's still rewarding to visit a town or city where a great,great grandparent lived.
I have completed as much as i can of my own tree, so I am now able to spend time searching for you if you wish - let me know. Oh, and i'm now on facebook and twitter also.
Long before the internet came along, I used to spend hours at the local records office painstakingly searching microfiche records by hand and taking notes on odd scraps of paper. Then later trying to work out what my notes meant!
The rewarding part was finding a new relative and discovering as much as i could about them - who they married, where they lived, what job did they do, and maybe if they were in prison. It's surprising what you can find out!
It's much easier now, of course, with many records online, but it's still rewarding to visit a town or city where a great,great grandparent lived.
I have completed as much as i can of my own tree, so I am now able to spend time searching for you if you wish - let me know. Oh, and i'm now on facebook and twitter also.