I've been researching my family's history for many, many years now. My quest began so long ago that I can remember ordering films from the LDS church in Salt Lake City through my local Family History Centre, then waiting weeks for them to come in. Finding genealogical links was a lot slower in those days.
When I think back to why I started on my genealogical journey though, it was the stories that intrigued me. I've always had a thing for mystery stories; devouring Agatha Christies in my early teens. But even more intriguing were the mysteries involving my own family many of which I half overheard when my mother was chatting with her mother.
It's those stories that told me what my ancestors were made of and the consequences of their actions, many of which would be far reaching. What was even more intriguing was when genealogy became enhanced by DNA testing and eventually connection was made between our genetic inheritance and those stories. It showed how our genetic makeup influences how we react and what paths we take. It's a fascinating subject I want to know more about. Looks like it's time to actually read those books about epigenetics that I've collected.
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