Family Sources

I flew home to Denver this weekend to collect as many family sources that I possibly could. When I began researching my grandmother's family, I didn't think that my family had many records at all. Boy was I wrong! I was able to collect death and birth certificates for many of the people that I am currently working on. It was a lot of fun. Also, I was able to interview my grandmother and preserve bits and pieces of her life. It was a definite eye opener to the value of asking your family members, immediate or extended, for any information that they might have on the lines you are working on. You will find that your family has a lot of things that you didn't even know existed. A lot of time will be saved from doing unnecessary research. Plus you can't underestimate the value of preserving a person's experiences, told by the person who lived them. One of the treasures that I found this week was the only wedding picture that we have of my parents, Randy Loyd and Dianne Epperson. Aren't they cute?!