I paid the money for Ancestry once and it was pretty useful, but I didn't use it enough to be worth the monthly cost. I keep thinking about doing it again though.
Glory: Lesson number one, Vampires equal impure! Spike: Damn right I'm impure, I'm as impure as the driven yellow snow!
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Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Zenkitty - Sep 28, 2013 9:56:32 am PDT #7046 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Polgara - Sep 28, 2013 9:57:01 am PDT #7047 of 30000
Karma is a cat, sleeping in my lap cuz it loves me. ~TS
And on my dad's side of the family, someone did it all already, too.
Gotta be careful about that. My cousin had already created a lot of family links in our tree, but when I checked one of his connections, the census report showed there was no way she could've been the person related to us, as she was on the wrong side of the country and already married to someone else at the time.
Amy - Sep 28, 2013 9:59:49 am PDT #7048 of 30000
Because books.
The story is that we're related to Daniel Boone, and I think whoever did the history might have had it done professionally. It's just not as interesting to me as my mom's side of the family, because to do the research and find out I already knew who I was related to would be a bummer, I think.
Beverly - Sep 28, 2013 10:10:51 am PDT #7049 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Huh. DNA might be a way to go. It's impersonal enough I wouldn't have to worry about living birth family, right? I'm a little curious about my lineage, as long as I don't have to (shudder) interact.
Polgara - Sep 28, 2013 10:11:06 am PDT #7050 of 30000
Karma is a cat, sleeping in my lap cuz it loves me. ~TS
Oo, that's a sweet tree! The only cool thing I dug up in mine was that I had a great-something-grandfather named Jeremiah, which was a nice change from all the Jameses and Marys.
Connie Neil - Sep 28, 2013 10:19:46 am PDT #7051 of 30000
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I'm quite fond of Jan Jansen van Harleem, professionally known as Murat Reis of the Salee Rovers, who ended his days as the governor of a Moorish fortress. And family apologies to the people of Baltimore, Ireland, whose people Jan sold into slavery in Morocco when he raided the town.
I know, not someone you should be proud of, but it will be fun in the afterlife, when I host the family reunion, to watch him and Governor Endicott, Puritan bigot extrodinaire, glare at each other.
Anne W. - Sep 28, 2013 10:24:43 am PDT #7052 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I have a new kitty. Pictures to follow soon!
Lee - Sep 28, 2013 10:27:50 am PDT #7053 of 30000
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Yay Anne! Lucky kitty!
msbelle - Sep 28, 2013 10:28:39 am PDT #7054 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
claps claps claps Anne!!!
Beverly - Sep 28, 2013 10:46:27 am PDT #7055 of 30000
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Oh, good, Anne! Lucky kitty!