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I started my genealogy hobby when I was about 10 years old. In my parent's basement, was a letter they had received from my great grandfather. It contained a hand written copy of the the family genealogy that he had begun to compile in the last decade of his life. I would find out, many years later, that it was actually my great grandMOTHER's research...but I digress! When given the chance, I would 'research' my family tree. But, when you are in high school and early college (and before the advent of the internet...YES, I am THAT old, lol), I didn't really know what that meant. I did what I could with what I had and what I understood. I went to a few cemeteries and a couple of little towns to learn about my family's past. I bought a computer software program, and joined some message boards. When I got married, I continued my researching. My husband once asked me, how far are you going to research your family? My ...