I had the great pleasure of being born the last year of the "Baby Boomers" and from a huge family. I knew 3 Great Grandparents, 70% of my great grand Aunts and Uncles and generations of cousins. I also knew eveyone that lived in what we called "The Patch". THe oldest of those was born around 1877. I always loved the stories of the "Old Country" and kept those stories written down and asked many questions. IJust, for example, my one Great Grandfather's mother had 12 sets of twins and 4 single births. I started genealogy back then when we just called it a family tree. I used genealogy as one of my Eagle Scout Projects. I have created so many trees for family and friends and my tree has crossed so many people that I have helped them by doing more. while investigating I use what is now Ancestry and regular research online to direct sites and histories.

I had the great pleasure of being born the last year of the "Baby Boomers" and from a huge family. I knew 3 Great Grandparents, 70% of my great grand Aunts and Uncles and generations of cousins. I also knew eveyone that lived in what we called "The Patch". THe oldest of those was born around 1877. I always loved the stories of the "Old Country" and kept those stories written down and asked many questions. IJust, for example, my one Great Grandfather's mother had 12 sets of twins and 4 single births. I started genealogy back then when we just called it a family tree. I used genealogy as one of my Eagle Scout Projects. I have created so many trees for family and friends and my tree has crossed so many people that I have helped them by doing more. while investigating I use what is now Ancestry and regular research online to direct sites and histories.