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after they lost a family member,i know i did ,when my dad died i wished i,d asked him more.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxjoy

We all wish that Joy , i did ask my mums things years before she died and wrote them in a book, still wish she was around to ask her some more things and for her to see what other things i have found. Margaret

Joy ;; I only started last year when I got me computer, but every Christmas time or anytime my parents used to stay over, we always talked about what they could remember about there pasts;; What is so funny now is all the names that they used to talk about, coming to light and finding out where different rellies fit in;; My only regret, that they are not here to see how much and far I have dont;; They would both have been in there elements if computers had been as common in peoples houses now, 12 yrs ago;; Babs

I started after my dad died nearly 5 years ago. He did not no anything about his fathers side, but starting with his dads name and the help of a lovely lady on here I found my ggrandfather. Now I have done fairly well on his side. Julia

its amazing the things ya find out that were untrue as well,honest if i believed everything i,d have been loaded.for me its like a journey,a jigsaw puzzle and an eyeopener.hugs xxxxxxjoy

to me this is what its all about,and making lots of friends along the way,nice eh.xxxxxxxxjoy

Started at Christmas,now the next generation have got involved, my son very keen, also the Norwich side very active...We wish we could have done it whilst our parents were alive......

Wife and I been talking about it for some years but never did anything. We started after my F.I.Law died in died in1999. He had a little black book where he had started to record family names and dates - not much to look at but it was enough to get us going.

hi,peter i wished my family had left me a little black book,boy have i needed help at times lol.hugs xxxxxxxxjoy

Ay up Joy ......****waves**** i started this 9 years ago just after my great grandma died, just before her 100th birthday. she seemed to be proud of the fact she was illegitimate,and mentioned many times she didn't know who her father was....... WELL............... proved her to be alittle fibber, as she named her father on her marriage certificate !!! luckily she had been given his surname as a middle name, and then when i found him living next door to her in the 1901 census, all my christmas's came at once !!!!! hope you've forgiven me Gran xxxxx lol Jx

I started when my grandad died and only had dad left so thought I'd better research while I could ask Ali x

Hi Joy I started more or less when I was 13 years old. It was my mother's hobby and I used to work with her on things. I have been doing it now for about 30 years on and off. All my own lines have been done but I am now doing my husband's tree, not to mention all our friends trees. Once someone knows you do genealogy they all say can you do mine, don't they? Dianne xx

My trigger for doing real research, rather than doodling with what I already knew, was hubby's nan dying, aged 96, and my father-in-law and brother-in-law chucking all her photo albums! Here we are 10 years++ later and her husband is still a brick wall........Was he never born???! LOL Merry

I started entering my immediate family on here but before I got very far, I have needed to spend more time caring for elderly relatives, including my parents. I also quickly realised that I didn't have enough spare time to spend on my tree anyway if I was going to do it properly. Maybe once I retire - if GR still exists in another 7 years! I sometimes peep in to read the threads where people are searching for rellies - just in case I can help - but haven't recognised anyone to date. Mind you, having said ALL that, I do find time to pop in here fairly regularly to read threads and sometimes make a comment because there are so many super people on here. Caring for elderly relatives can be exhausting and most people on here cheer me up immensely. Thanks. Margaret

aye up jane ,and all .im never lost what to look for and always dig something up,lol.hugs joyxxxxxxxxxxx

MUM DIED WHEN I WAS 20 DONT TALK TO DAD SO TIRED TO FIND WHO MY GRAND DAD WAS LAST YEAR NOW AM HAVING A BALL

I started for a different reason. I'm adopted and had traced my birth family, and there was a part of me that quite 'enjoyed' the research. I'd also seen the ad for GR on Friends Reunited, so thought I'd have a go. I'd never had any interest in history at school whatsoever, but family history got me totally hooked. I'm very fortunate in that my parents are still alive with pretty good memories and have been able to give me quite a lot of useful information. If I was really greedy, I'd say that I wished I had just one living grandparent to get some memories from further back! Mandy :)

started mine just after I got married as have an unusual surname and wanted to know more about it!! Now tho I don't really care and its daddy's side that I am more interested in!! xx

what lovely stories,thanks all.i think whats really nice is how we all came to be on here ,all trying to find our roots and meeting some great people along the way.wvm that was so sad eh.we dont realise whats round the corner.hugs to all xxxxxxxjoy

I started after my hubby past 20 months ago not doing to bad as not very good with computer Val