Roberts Roots & Branches

“I mean, we all have horrible, horrible relatives... Some of them are going to be absolutely horrible, so it's also a matter of acknowledging it but focusing on the good ones, like making an active choice and saying 'I'm going to be inspired by these relatives, and I know that these ones existed.” — A.J. Jacobs Source:  as quoted by:  Carmichael, Mary and Stephanie Ebbert,   “Warren says she told schools of heritage” published online 31 May 2013 Boston Globe.    http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2012/05/31/

Learn immigration and emigration  patterns for the time periods of your ancestors.

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There are many exciting changes and happenings on Family Search’s Family Tree.   Contributors may source link documents to ancestors and attach photographs and stories.    As a researcher, however, I see a real issue with the linking process:   you don’t have to examine the record you are attaching!!!   It is like dressing in the dark—you grab a shirt and pants and hope it matches?!?! The only information you have to go with is the computer generated result from the contributor’s foundational information and the transcription of the original document.   You just click and it is attached.   There is no analyzing the document, accessing the original information or reading the source for clues to further your research.   This scares me as a researcher; but as a click as you go “Family Search” contributor this is as easy as one, two, and three. Are we doing a disservice to newbie’s by telling them it is as easy as one, two, and three?   Just click here and there and it is do