Family Connections

For most of my life, I've been interested in our family genealogy and have spent hours and hours searching through microfiche records, sitting in libraries all over the place and making tons of notes. Well, a couple of months ago, it was suggested that I try out the updated version of Family Tree Maker 2010. Wow, am I impressed! All those hours of searching through records have been compiled onto ancestry.com and is now at my fingertips through the use of my home computer. It's truly amazing to me. So. . .about a month ago--I was looking around at what other people have done of my great-grandmother's family and came across this photo. After a few minutes of intense scrutiny, I realized that I recognized two of the children sitting in the front row. I then quickly ran to my files and found. . . .



this photo of my grandmother and her brother dressed to serve as the flower girl and ring bearer. I was so amazed at what I just knew had to be part of my family.

So I sent the family photo to my aunt and grandmother (nearly 90 now) and asked her about the photo. She knew everyone in the photo and was able to identify each of them for me. The wedding is her big sister's wedding so not only is my grandmother in the photo, but also my great-grandmother and great-grandfather as well as my great-great-grandmother and great-great-grandfather! I couldn't believe my luck. Technology these days is simply amazing!