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Originally Posted by steeljack
OK, We have lots of posts on this site from folks looking for records of dead people . Someone explain to me, whats the fascination with tracing your ancestors ? , I used to think it was something that occupied insecure retired Americans , trying to justify some long lost hope hope that they were descended from royalty and not just some white trash who sailed the ocean either under a court warrant for being a thief or some poor itinerent trying to make a better life .
Now it seems everyone wants to know where they came from ...Why ?...........the past is gone .....the future hasn't happened ....we are only here now ....so who gives a dam if your 4th cousin twice removed (whatever that means) was the illigitimate son of the King of England .  |
Bit harsh that isnt it??? I'm not one for tracing ancesters, but admire the tenacity (and results), when someone manages to do so for a decent time span. Yes you may have to face some dark ancestral history or track record, but at the end of the day, its where we came from, and if we're all sat here now, thanks to them