Since I started my Masters program this past fall, I’ve had to let go of my genealogy work temporarily. I love history and I love learning – and I love learning my history most! But I’ll have to be satisfied for now with the temporary breaks that allow me to dip my toe into genealogy, like reading Buzzy Jackson’s Shaking the Family Tree. I just started the book last night and am already negotiating with myself to get certain chores done before I sit down to read.
Interesting that she opens with the question as to WHY we do this, this genealogical research. I struggled with that question, as most of us have, and still have not found a satisfactory answer except to say that, in addition to loving history and learning, maybe I also like making paperwork for myself.
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