Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Husband's Shatley family line

Husbands Sparks line

Hobby or obsession???

I think it's official, my hobby has for sure become an obsession.  I am fascinated with family genealogy, and ancestry research.  I began with a 3 month free membership to ancestry.com, and 10 yrs later, the drive and hunt for tidbits of information is still ongoing, and just as exciting as  when I first began.
Though researching isn't always frutiful, and sometimes a little slow, it is all worth it, when you find a key piece of info that can tie up  loose ends.  Before I began researching family ancestry, I had never seen pictures of my maternal Great or GG Grandma.  In doing this research, I have come across family connections that have provided me with photos of each.  What a fantastic surprise, and something I never expected to find.
For me, it was like finding a treasure, I imagine it like the feeling you get when you hit the jackpot on the slots.  Once you've had a taste of treasure, it's hard to turn your back to it again - I'm truly hooked!
Through this page, I will be sharing research on all of my own,  and my husbands family lines.