crates | September 8, 2008
For many years I have been interested in the history of my family. The advent of computers has sped up this process and recently a new tool has been added to the process–DNA analysis. Recently when I was in Texas, I noticed that the genealogy web site, Ancestry.com, had a half price sale [...]
crates | June 23, 2008
During my study of my family’s genealogy, I became interested in surnames. Perhaps it is because I have such a common surname, but when I encountered some of the more unusual surnames in my family history, they tended to attract my notice. The history of surnames is interesting also. In most parts of the world people [...]
crates | April 23, 2008
One of my great interests is genealogy. I became interested in tracing my family history quite a few years ago, from talking to my father’s mother who was part of a great, close-knit clan of Walkers. I caught fire from her and immediately began researching my family history. I haunted libraries and courthouses, making special [...]