Bonnie Brothers
Bonnie Brothers
amount asked buried certain everybody heard history people time window wish
I've heard people say, 'I wish I'd asked Mama.' When everybody dies, a certain amount of history is buried with that person. There's a window of time ... and when that person is gone, that window is closed.
carried connected immediate names volumes
I have 10 to 15 volumes of names just connected to (my immediate family). I got so carried away with this, I (researched) my cousins' (families).
data listen stay stories
You may have to listen to a lot of stories before you get the data you need ... but it's up to the interviewer to stay on track.
family
This is very elementary. This is something someone can do to get started (plotting family history).
weddings
If you're into genealogy, read the newspaper. If I don't read anything else in the newspaper, I read the births, weddings and obituaries.
buy computer great jigsaw lots love necessity puzzles successful
If you're successful doing genealogy, there's a necessity to be organized. I also love working jigsaw puzzles and our genealogy is a great big jigsaw puzzle. And buy a computer with lots of memory.
both huge parents
I have only one brother, but both my parents had huge families. (One of my grandmothers had) 44 grandchildren. ... I have 60 first cousins.