I am new at this. Actually though - it is in my blood. My father got into tracing his family genealogy after his father died, almost 45 years ago. He would "drag" us all over looking for answers. Our family vacations were spent in Virginia at the National Archives and in St. Louis visiting with his father's brothers and sisters searching for that one piece of history that would complete the puzzle.

My recent interest started with trying to help my husband compile some information on his family. That is when I discovered http://www.findagrave.com/ and I got "bit" by the genealogy bug. Excited about some discoveries on his family, I shared the info with my mom. After listening to me on more that one occasion, she finally asked, "Will you will help me with some questions about our family?" So I now have gathered info on both sides of my husband's family tree, both sides of my mom's family tree, and have added to my dad's research of both of his sides . . .

I laugh at myself! This is so much fun! I asked my dad the other day if he ever got swept away in a discovery that wasn't really related. He said he had. (I can only imagine how life would have been if my dad had had the technology 45 years ago like we do now!) He is 82 years old.

Having lived close to Lynchburg most of my life, one of my fondest memories is of the annual Decoration Day Celebration held at Smith Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery. This was always celebrated on Mother's Day. Everyone brought food and we had dinner together. I remember that my maternal grandfather, Marion Charles Holt, would walk with me and my brothers and cousins into the cemetery to show us where his parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles were all buried. So I guess my grandfather had a hand in planting the seed also!

Lorraine Carter

I am new at this. Actually though - it is in my blood. My father got into tracing his family genealogy after his father died, almost 45 years ago. He would "drag" us all over looking for answers. Our family vacations were spent in Virginia at the National Archives and in St. Louis visiting with his father's brothers and sisters searching for that one piece of history that would complete the puzzle.

My recent interest started with trying to help my husband compile some information on his family. That is when I discovered http://www.findagrave.com/ and I got "bit" by the genealogy bug. Excited about some discoveries on his family, I shared the info with my mom. After listening to me on more that one occasion, she finally asked, "Will you will help me with some questions about our family?" So I now have gathered info on both sides of my husband's family tree, both sides of my mom's family tree, and have added to my dad's research of both of his sides . . .

I laugh at myself! This is so much fun! I asked my dad the other day if he ever got swept away in a discovery that wasn't really related. He said he had. (I can only imagine how life would have been if my dad had had the technology 45 years ago like we do now!) He is 82 years old.

Having lived close to Lynchburg most of my life, one of my fondest memories is of the annual Decoration Day Celebration held at Smith Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery. This was always celebrated on Mother's Day. Everyone brought food and we had dinner together. I remember that my maternal grandfather, Marion Charles Holt, would walk with me and my brothers and cousins into the cemetery to show us where his parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles were all buried. So I guess my grandfather had a hand in planting the seed also!

Lorraine Carter