tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4967992205144808298.post3502023348133342243..comments2024-02-24T00:47:28.751-05:00Comments on Climbing My Family Tree: By The NumbersJo Hennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17566276500934815959noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4967992205144808298.post-84968271137852927422017-01-03T22:09:49.513-05:002017-01-03T22:09:49.513-05:00Thanks, Janice. That's really what I try for. ...Thanks, Janice. That's really what I try for. :) My family has told me that they like stories and to know how people fit in history (even if they aren't famous; bit "the begats" are boring, lol.Jo Hennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17566276500934815959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4967992205144808298.post-85545307706835520162017-01-03T16:16:46.750-05:002017-01-03T16:16:46.750-05:00Oh, good! I can't wait for more stories about...Oh, good! I can't wait for more stories about your family. You do such a great job of portraying them as people and not just names and dates. Best of luck to you this year! Janice Harshbargerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10979616914583582697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4967992205144808298.post-49182162954769715682017-01-03T11:49:03.741-05:002017-01-03T11:49:03.741-05:00And I'm pretty sure you've got a husband a...And I'm pretty sure you've got a husband and kids to tend to that take up a bit of your time as well. I don't have either. Most of your research would have been done (and maybe still is) pre- consolidated digital databases too, which is harder and requires far more patience -- I truly respect that those that do that type of research, which I haven't had to do much of yet. I'm just starting with that sort a bit now. My tree is wide (lots of farmers who had lots of kids, and they had lots of kids, and... and...) but not so tall. Every time someone contacts me to see if we're related, I haven't gotten far enough back to tell. It's frustrating. Especially as I seem to be stuck at the moment, on multiple lines. (I'm also not certain of Ancestry's numbers given the problems they've been having recently-- I may have to correct them later.)Jo Hennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17566276500934815959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4967992205144808298.post-35382532989984072922017-01-03T11:35:36.801-05:002017-01-03T11:35:36.801-05:00But every time someone contacts me to see if we...But every time someone contacts me to see if we're related, I can't tell because I haven't gotten far enough back to be able to make a connection to this new person. So the numbers don't feel impressive to me. It's just that I come from long lines of farmers with huge amounts of kids, who all had lots of kids, who then each had lots of kids.... the tree is wide but not tall. (Can you tell I'm feeling stuck?)Jo Hennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17566276500934815959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4967992205144808298.post-81485862598051575912017-01-03T09:59:43.841-05:002017-01-03T09:59:43.841-05:00I agree, your numbers are impressive. I doubt mine...I agree, your numbers are impressive. I doubt mine are anywhere near yours...but I'm only 20 years into genealogy .Marian B. Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03816923876592602598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4967992205144808298.post-49990057095484241102017-01-03T05:23:36.304-05:002017-01-03T05:23:36.304-05:00Happy New Year, Jo, Looking forward to your storie...Happy New Year, Jo, Looking forward to your stories in 2017. Your 'numbers' are quite impressive!Dara https://www.blogger.com/profile/16643201998217385573noreply@blogger.com