tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post5694543631798325891..comments2024-02-06T01:45:26.884-06:00Comments on The We Tree Genealogy Blog: Beginning Genealogy AdviceAmy Coffin, MLIShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00612044786240692282noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-29248395137364157882012-08-20T12:41:48.342-05:002012-08-20T12:41:48.342-05:00I think my feed reader hiccuped because this post ...I think my feed reader hiccuped because this post just appeared in it today. Excellent advice!<br /><br />I'm also (just like the other Valerie who posted) a fan of the "slow your roll" suggestion. I have a couple of ancestors who died when their children were young and unable to remember much about them. The only way I've been able to learn *anything* about them is by researching their siblings. It's definitely helped me connect the dots in a few cases.<br /><br /><br /><br />Valbeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04543231618741342616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-62184968633034286882012-08-10T06:32:19.639-05:002012-08-10T06:32:19.639-05:00Great tips and advice, thank you for this Amy :)Great tips and advice, thank you for this Amy :)Roger Whitehttp://www.whitepages.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-30506024963117664672012-08-09T15:40:59.024-05:002012-08-09T15:40:59.024-05:00Everything you've said here is absolutely true...Everything you've said here is absolutely true--especially the "Talk to the old people" admonition. I wish to high heaven I had started doing this 20 years ago, if not earlier, when my parents were alive. Now my mother's brother, one of my last living links to my mother's side of the family, is in poor health, and I may not get a chance to speak with him. What do I do in a case like that?Niall Morhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11544682350629002025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-5890124095168896962012-08-08T23:57:32.695-05:002012-08-08T23:57:32.695-05:00So true, I also found much more about my Irish gg ...So true, I also found much more about my Irish gg grandmother's family, including the name of their townland in Tipperary, by researching her brothers. Great post AmyKerryn Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06349603206224885854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-39669114248233999862012-08-08T22:04:13.703-05:002012-08-08T22:04:13.703-05:00Definitely Valerie. A good example of this is that...Definitely Valerie. A good example of this is that I learned of my great-great grandfather's home village in France by researching his sister. Her records showed the family's place of origin, not his, and that helped me get across the pond to Europe. Had I not researched the sibling, I'd still be stuck.Amy Coffin, MLIShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612044786240692282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-55181366652364440132012-08-08T22:01:52.326-05:002012-08-08T22:01:52.326-05:00Oh yeah, stories win hands down.Oh yeah, stories win hands down.Amy Coffin, MLIShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612044786240692282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-3010959521343338972012-08-08T22:00:28.117-05:002012-08-08T22:00:28.117-05:00Celia, I think we'd all love to turn back time...Celia, I think we'd all love to turn back time. The best we can do is advise others not make our mistakes and re-live our regrets with their own family trees.Amy Coffin, MLIShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612044786240692282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-71962306700818812772012-08-08T21:44:06.974-05:002012-08-08T21:44:06.974-05:00I love your tips, especially "slow your roll....I love your tips, especially "slow your roll." If you want a solid family tree, you need to research the siblings and cousins. And it's a great way to find cousins who have extra information.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10232674112099044776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-41804361181698940692012-08-08T18:06:34.904-05:002012-08-08T18:06:34.904-05:00Good advice as always. For me, the fun part has a...Good advice as always. For me, the fun part has always been the stories (and the photos). I'm more interested in those than seeing how far I can go back on my tree and whether or not my ancestors came over on the Mayflower. :)Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902380558583190500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-81551936171864035292012-08-08T16:31:36.602-05:002012-08-08T16:31:36.602-05:00This is perfect, Amy. So... could I turn back the...This is perfect, Amy. So... could I turn back the clock and start again -?! Past generation members on both sides are long dead, cousins are dying (a generation older than I am), and my tree has not enough sources/details/"stories" attached. So late I grow so wise! Great post, Amy.Celia Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04096301290962083820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-2899305552772901732012-08-08T15:48:40.108-05:002012-08-08T15:48:40.108-05:00Thanks, Audrey. I've been spending time answer...Thanks, Audrey. I've been spending time answering questions on message boards frequented by "younger" folks into genealogy. This post came from my observations as to how they research their families and the questions they ask.Amy Coffin, MLIShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612044786240692282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849506599116665235.post-19478576806491989332012-08-08T15:35:47.027-05:002012-08-08T15:35:47.027-05:00Spot on, Amy. Now all we have to do is to get ever...Spot on, Amy. Now all we have to do is to get everyone to take your excellent advice. And I don't just mean beginners! :)Audrey Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17109060807297085410noreply@blogger.com