YouNeedaHelmet When You’re Working on Your Family Tree

Seeing all those television ads for ancestry.com got me thinking about my own family genealogy. Of course, I’m referring to that monumental project I worked on in the late 1970’s and hadn’t looked at for decades.  After navigating my way around the web site, I decided to rummage through the basement to find my musty boxes of photographs, ephemera and notes.

Here are a few long forgotten things I found:

I also found hand-written notes and amazing photographs from as far back as the 1880's.

Who entrusted me with all these treasures and when? Thank goodness I kept those tired, well-worn boxes with me through all my many moves. I've spent the last three days just totally absorbed. I hope I can finally honor that trust now. I'm going to finish what I started in 1977. Wish me luck, and, of course, I'll keep you posted.