Genealogy/Family History poll

[author_by_night]

You don't have to be remotely interested in genealogy or family history to take this poll. In fact, if you're not, I'd love to hear from you. Before I throw it at you, let me explain the purpose; I'm trying to explore why some people are more interested in genealogy/family history/heritage than others, particularly when it comes to certain areas and age groups.

You can also stick to the comments (especially if you've clicked "other" at least once) or do both. There will probably be a corresponding LJ post about this. If anything's personal, feel free to PM me instead OR answer anonymously.



[Poll #1939547][Poll #1939547]

Comments

[aggiebell90]

I always love to look and see the history of my family and where I came from, but I don't really have the get-up-and-go I need to actually look for the information. When my dad was alive, he found a lot of information about his and my mom's family, although he came upon a roadblock in Sweden in the 1800s (I think--may have been the 1700s) because my ancestors were farmers and the records weren't very good. I still have access to all of his work and all of the photos of my great-great grandparents, etc that he found. Maybe, after the kids have all moved out (so, like, in another 12 years or so), I'll try to continue from where he left off. But right now, I'm too busy taking them to scouts/school functions/karate/church/etc/etc/etc...