By Debra DuPree Williams @DDuPreeWilliams
I’ve spent a
couple of days looking over family records—genealogy. It’s one of my favorite
things to do. One thing I must keep in mind is how much time this takes away
from my writing. It’s very easy to get sucked down those winding paths of one’s
family. Mine is a doozy, believe me. I start out looking for one line and wind
up on one totally unrelated, pun intended.
Years ago, close
to twenty, I was in the genealogy library in Bartow, Florida. Bartow is
a tiny little town not too far from the Tampa Bay area. One thing you must
understand is how friendly the world of genealogists is. Most of us willingly
share our work and actively help one another.
