Spouse and I just spent the last seven months researching my family tree. We're finally done and hallelujah! It's been a long and arduous process. We joined two organizations, commissioned a search for one set of grandparents and amassed enough paper to fill a medium-sized box. And it hasn't been cheap. Several times, I asked myself why we were ( Read more... )

Recently, I've been researching my family tree. I'll tie this into writing and to animals later, but for now I just want to tell you how big a deal this is for me. We're talking biblical here.

A little insight into my family dynamics is key. it operates on the basis of Knowledge Is Power. A corollary to that is Knowledge Is Control. Entire ( Read more... )