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Gordon

Gordon Report 27 Jan 2005 00:22

Holy cow!! I finally made a connection with someone who has contact with a direct descendant of my 2nd and 3rd set of Great Grandparents ( Charrett)... she even gave me info I didn't know about!! Well just that alone is worth the $16 Canadian I paid for a subscription here. Gord

Gordon

Gordon Report 27 Jan 2005 00:40

Oh you're not kidding :) My mother doesn't understand my total obsession with this, she has no interest whatsoever in her background, just rolls her eyes upwards everytime I mention I found another of her great grandparents. I'm gonna need a Valium to sleep tonight j/k

Gordon

Gordon Report 27 Jan 2005 00:58

I've been doing this 20 years now... I have actually met some of the siblings of my now departed Great Grandparents, and they were all pushing 90 and each and everyone was thrilled to learn I was a grandchild of their sister or brother and welcomed me with open arms, but then I have been greeted with a literal slam of the door by others. I actually had one cousin here in Ontario yell at me accusing me of invading her family's privacy and basically told me to **** off.

Joanne

Joanne Report 27 Jan 2005 01:03

I often get strange looks when I try to explain my obsession with all this! I explain that it's good to start obsessing while grandparents and other "oldies" are still alive! It is an obsession though, I've spent a (student) fortune! Jo - 19 and addicted!

Gordon

Gordon Report 27 Jan 2005 01:21

I started when I was 15 :P

Glenys the Menace!

Glenys the Menace! Report 27 Jan 2005 22:00

I've only been doing this Tree stuff for a year (this month), and I find it interesting that if I find another ancestor or more and mention it, my family jokingly roll their eyes and say "What? More?" But if I don't mention it for a while they get a bit worried, then THEY are the ones asking if I've found anyone. I've found several definite distant cousins on here at G.R., and there are others where we're not sure of a connection - yet! Oops, got carried away there; forgot to say, Gordon, well done on what you've found! It's a great feeling, isn't it. Glenys.

PolperroPrincess

PolperroPrincess Report 27 Jan 2005 22:06

Well done Gordon....must be exciting for you! Ive only been doing this for a few months but sometimes feel like my rellies have all been abducted! They are such tricky little blighters to find....Bev