" - ‘Pandora’s box’ of damaging ‘secrets and skeletons’ - "

[Tricia_2]

I don't know if this article from the Metro, re a Warwick University study, has been discussed before ~ it is a few months old.

What do you think?

Quote:

"Warwick University sociologists are warning amateur historians to beware - their research could only exacerbate conflicts and rifts with relatives.

"The main dangers come from uncovering unwelcome information, coming into contact with hostile family members - or becoming addicted to the research itself, and neglecting time with loved ones."

Aidan Radnedge - 8th April, 2010

Full item:

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/820959-beware-of-what-might-lie-in-your-family-history[/color]

[maidmarianoops]

i think most of us could have told them that years ago
sylvia

[Finley 1]

Well for goodness sake...    there is always someone out to dumb down other peoples hobbies, still I would rather be a genealogist than stand in a pub six nights a week dumbing genealogists down...

idiots..



have they got a 'quango' for it yet?!?!?!?!

miserable mardy   'Sociologists'   

ahhh 

[Canterburynorth]

I haven't struck anyone 'hostile' everyone I have met have been wonderful.
As for becoming addicted, well.... he might have a point there

[tedscout]

So far all "horrible not right" things I have found has been greeted with much mirth and laughter by my non- geneologist family members.

My 79 yo father loves the fact that his blood line is from an unmarried mother who had 6 children,

and us kids are very proud of our grandparents who had to get married (we found their marriage cert was a year later than we thought it sould have been - only married for 3 months when eldest Aunty was born) - they had 7 children and loved each other for nearly 60 years before my grandfather died. My grandmother died 12 months later "of a broken heart".

As for "hostile" relies - I havent met one yet.

Wonder how much money went in to the study  Ted

[Nick29]

Sounds like another university thesis gone out of control.

My own experience is that my research has brought the family together, but of course all families have their black sheep and skeletons, and mine is no different 

"One correspondent, a 70-year-old woman, found out both her mother and her grandmother were pregnant when they were married."

Wow, what a shock !   Better not tell the other 30 million people !   

[IgorStrav]

Well, they're all POTENTIALLY true.

But then you can trip over your shoelaces playing football if you're not careful.......

[MarieC]

Duh!!    Stating the bleeding obvious!   

I know some research is very worthy, but preserve me from those who are earnestly proving what everyone knows!

MarieC

[Tephra]

Having read through the article and fully digesting the information it contained.................

What I want to know is.............

Where can I get a job like that?      And get paid for it?