I started geeanlogy as an older person to pass on my good fortune. I grew up with 2 grandmothers who were born in the days of the covered wagon and died after man was in space.My Dad’s mother did not tell stories but needed something to do. Her husband died when she was pregnant with her 7th child. After raising them and putting them all through college she never learned how to use free time. Mother had her write down her memories of her life.My Mother’s mother was the Sanchez of the family and I grew up with many family stories from making extra money to coming of kerosene and cars and world fairs. She also wrote down her life story adding tales I don’t think she told or I hadn’t paid attention.We lived in different states than either my parents or in-laws so I am adding my life story.Then I got interested to try to integrate all the stories into several volumes so that They would meld into one whole.My Dad’s family had been forced into doing a geeanlogy for his family to discover relationships and I got curious to see how those who came before lived their lives and if any of our traditions could also be traced back to maybe the originating country.I am now addicted.
I started geeanlogy as an older person to pass on my good fortune. I grew up with 2 grandmothers who were born in the days of the covered wagon and died after man was in space.My Dad’s mother did not tell stories but needed something to do. Her husband died when she was pregnant with her 7th child. After raising them and putting them all through college she never learned how to use free time. Mother had her write down her memories of her life.My Mother’s mother was the Sanchez of the family and I grew up with many family stories from making extra money to coming of kerosene and cars and world fairs. She also wrote down her life story adding tales I don’t think she told or I hadn’t paid attention.We lived in different states than either my parents or in-laws so I am adding my life story.Then I got interested to try to integrate all the stories into several volumes so that They would meld into one whole.My Dad’s family had been forced into doing a geeanlogy for his family to discover relationships and I got curious to see how those who came before lived their lives and if any of our traditions could also be traced back to maybe the originating country.I am now addicted.