Have you ever traced your family history?

I love doing family history. It is so interesting. You learn so much. I have traced mine on my moms side back to the 1500's. My dads side has been traced back to the 1700's. I was working on my ex husbands side but he has a big family so it is a real job. I had most of mine done and lost it all when my computer crashed. I am hoping to get started on it again. I would like to make books for my children when I get it done.

Wow, it is amazing that your mothers cousin traced her side of the family back 300 years. I bet that took some time! I haven't traced my family history back to learn more about my ancestors. It seems like a very fun and interesting thing to do. I think they have services now that you can pay someone to do that research....maybe someday.

wow, that would be neat to do, I would like to do it sometime.

I haven't traced mine, but I want to. I think it would be neat to find out all about your ancestors. I don't know much beyond my grandparents on both sides.

nopes, i don't think there is anything left to trace.

My great grandfather used to have a family tree in his house that traced us all the way back to the Mayflower when my family first came to America.

My brother does that in his spare time (it started as a school project for one of his kids that he made into a hobby). He's managed to trace my mom's side of the family back hundreds of years. However, we haven't been able to get past my great grandfather on my dad's side of the family.

i am working on a family tree ever since my daughter was born 8 months ago, i know i am only 2nd generation in America on both sides of the family. hopefully i will be successful on finding info

that really cool. I want to, just have not started yet.

no, but that would be nice to do

My uncle has actually spent numerous year tracing back our family history. He had books and books with our family tree in them. He traced our family back to the 1600's and actually found a portrait of one our ancestors from that time.

no i have not trace my family only i know for five generation

That's incredible! I would love to do that. There would be a small problem because my last name was changed when my great grandfather came over here from Germany. It sounds really fascinating though. I wouldn't even know how to begin to do that.

no but I would love to start working on it

Yes. I have learned alot about my family. I did some research a couple years back to up in a pamplet for a family reunion(sorry about spelling, just doesnt look rigth no matter how I spell it). Its funny to relize where you origanated from.

wow, that would be neat to do, I would like to do it sometime.

Kind of. My father is keeping a record which could trace back to my great great grand father.

I have followed my family history back through Americanization of the name, to name changes for various reasons and learned of loosing family at the Massacre of Glencoe in Scotland. Clan and family were and are important to Scots. I think it was bred into us long ago.

I started a few years ago but didn't get far. I should start back again. Thanks for reminding me.

No, I've never done it but I've thought about trying to do it. My maternal grandpa is 1 of 12 kids & they came here from Germany. It would certainly be interesting! That's very cool that she traced the family back 300 years!!