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General => The Common Room => The Lighter Side => Topic started by: sirsimon on Tuesday 29 March 16 15:48 BST (UK)
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Hi guys
Next month for me marks the end of my primary family research. Until new records are made to light in the future, I have done all I can and I want to try and dial down the obsession a bit.
Family research never truly ends, but I have completed the majority of my research.
I just wanted to thank everyone whom assisted in helping me, putting up with my inane streams of questions and making me appreciate my ancestors a bit more.
my thanks and good luck to everyone
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How marvellous to feel the job is complete.
Good luck with winding down the obsession :)
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Congratulations on "completing" your research in such a short time!
Most of us never reach a point where we consider our research complete --there are always a few more nuggets to find
But what will you do in your spare time now?
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If you've "completed" your research into your family, why not use the knowledge you've picked up on the way to help others on here? I'm sure that is what a lot of us do when we come to a temporary standstill on our own trees.
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Family research never truly ends
Never a truer word said!
I can't imagine ever finishing my research. Even though I've come to a brick wall with most of my ancestors, I still haven't answered my original questions - how did a Scottish and Irish surname appear in my family? And despite all the modern technology at my disposal, I haven't got any further tracing my mother's surname than my grandfather did in the 1970s.
I'm glad you've learned to appreciate your ancestors :)
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Keep coming back here and - who knows - someone may post an enquiry which tickles your interest and before you know it........ ;) :D
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Keep coming back here and - who knows - someone may post an enquiry which tickles your interest and before you know it........ ;) :D
that's what I have done on more than one occasion and even if you can't help it's fun to follow an interesting thread and see how the "big guns" on here solve a mystery... ;D ;D
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I said I'd be finished when I located my children's 32 Gx3 GPs!
Well I have names for them and several more unanswered questions and so it goes on!
Thank you SirSimon for the thanks and greetings
Consider a quick search every so often it is amazing what turns up - also a search for someone else is marvellous for motivation and encouraging the belief in what's possible!
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Lovely note of appreciation to all who have helped you.
Have you been concentrating on both paternal & maternal direct lines only or have you been doing the branches & buds?
I have been doing my tree for over 20 yrs & I'm still finding info. to add with large families on branches etc. & can't see an end ever coming but then again, I don't want it to end either.
When I'm not doing my own research, I help on here when I can but I also love following mysteries on here too & watching them being unravelled bit by bit as it fascinates me the forensics of it all.
Good luck in your next venture.
Annie
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Hi guys,
Been about 2 years since I posted this and I just wanted to give an update. As of February 2018, I can now without a shadow of a doubt say that the majority of my research is complete.
The only things that are left to complete are a few tidbits from Ireland, which continues to be incredibly challenging. But I hope everyone is doing well with their own research and I hope they are still breaking those walls.
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I've followed many of your queries on the Cumberland board over the years, and like me you've had some excellent help from people on there, haven't you?
It's a really good feeling when you can help someone else with their research, actually, and on the sadly rare occasions I've been able to help others it's a fantastic feeling! It's lovely to be able to give back something.
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Pleased to hear that you have now virtually finished your research.
As TY says it is a good feeling when you can help others with their research, perhaps you can put your experience to good use on here now. :-\