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by Anne Marie Baugh
So how did I finally get sucked in? And yes, that is what happens with genealogy, you get sucked in hoping never to get out again. Well I would have to say that grandmothers are magical people. All that talking and sharing finally sunk in and somewhere along the way I ventured to try a little ancestory hunting myself. Just a little, mind you, rather like eating one potato chip ;). So tentatively I tried my first Family Group sheet and then moved into a Family Pedigree Chart with the help of grandma and a little encouragement. If you would like a copy of these forms just Click Here and there is this list to choose from:
I was pleased to find out how much I already knew as I filled in the first forms. When I had questions I had my mentor in Jeff's grandmother to ask and guide me through the ropes. I learned the nationalities of my family, where they came from and things that happened to them. I learned about my Great Grandfather who was a whaler in the 1800's, certainly not a popular profession these days. His ship sunk off the San Francisco Harbor and he lost half his family. My own grandmother was on that boat and kept a journal of the experience. I even learned about my brother who died the year before I was born. He was rarely talked about in my family and for years he was referred to as a friend of the family so I wouldn't ask questions and upset my mother. It was a heartwarming experience to learn more about him through documents and interviews with other family members. Jeff's grandmother died several years ago and left me the spirit of genealogy research which I gladly hold on to and continue the tradition. I miss her greatly and wish often that I could share the immense resources of the Internet that have come to fruition since her death. I believe a sense of belonging and networking is important to genealogy work and this can now be found in the Internet Community of Genealogists who work online. If you have questions or just want to share stories you can visit this site: Genealogy Related News groups Get hooked up with a News group to make friends and share information. If you need help getting started visit The Family Tree Maker . Grandma and I would have had great fun sharing this site together and so will you. It has informational how-to articles and much more:
 I visit this site often to find out how to research the hard to find relatives. Most of all, genealogy teaches us about ourselves. We get a greater sense of who we are and what we are about when we read the stories of our ancestors. Grandma shared apart of herself with me and now I share it with my own children. Its a wonderful pastime that gives so much in return for the work.
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When I married my husband he knew so much about his ancestory that it
amazed me and at the same time...bored me. The idea of learning about my ancestors
never even occurred to me and when it did, I dismissed it quickly.
However, as the years passed and I matured, I began to become intrigued with the mysteries that lay in my family's past. My husband, Jeffery, had a grandmother whose sole
purpose in life seemed to be genealogy. She was a kind, gentle and
elegant lady who mystified and interested me. To be with her was to
feel cared for and so I enjoyed being with her immensely. Being with
her also meant listening to the stories about family, and history and
roots. At first my eyes glazed over when she began to talk and my mind
wondered to other places while I nodded my head at the appropriate
times. 
