Thanks for joining me here, as I share some of my own research, tips, and musings about genealogy and family history. I owe a lot to my grandparents, including my fascination with family history. I was first drawn to genealogy in elementary school, when we created a framed family tree in class, but I think more than anything, my grandparents' stories are what have inspired my interest most. My elementary school family tree, with living person's names removed for privacy. My m