Exploring Genealogy Is A Valuable History Lesson

An Old Canal In Zanesville, Ohio dug by Irish and other immigrants.

In today’s world, people are being taught to believe a narrative that is not true. They’re taught that their forefathers could not have accomplished anything without the victimization of other groups. Their narrative is swiss-cheesed with gaping holes and lacking evidence. There is a very simple way to discover your family’s history.

Modern Genealogy. It’s Easier Now.

I found a stack of papers a relative wrote in the 80’s on my Dad’s family’s genealogy. The author had to painstakingly chart everything. Their records search came from courthouses, churches, family bibles, and contacting distant relatives. It’s an impressive compilation, but I did the same work casually pointing and clicking. The results are very close.

Now, instead of just getting names, birthdates, and places, a researcher can gather occupations, neighbors of their ancestors, newspaper arcticles, court cases, union memberships, classmates, coworkers, and so much more. The ability to build real pictures of what your ancestors lives were like is very possible.

This Sounds Like A Rabbit Hole. What Can I Get Out Of It?

It is a rabbit hole. The more you dig, the more clues a genealogy site will send. You’ll connect to far more ancestors…