tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post5197845947114392446..comments2024-03-07T23:20:49.790-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: On Defining Success in Genealogical ResearchJames Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-16183186258149034572012-12-15T11:44:24.156-07:002012-12-15T11:44:24.156-07:00This is a really important topic, James. I've ...This is a really important topic, James. I've spent the last five years researching but a handful of historic ancestral individuals. My reward is great--I look back on that time knowing that I have truly accomplished things. <br /><br />P.S. When I do have the occasion to look over the trees others post on line, I usually seek out the small trees--a few hundred individuals. If they have recorded one of my relations in their tree, it suggests to me they care about that genealogy. GeneJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02627640410669978708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-79201495727792138032012-12-15T11:25:55.694-07:002012-12-15T11:25:55.694-07:00Success for me is determining one more reliable st...Success for me is determining one more reliable step in some part of my families ancestors. A conversation at a 90th birthday this past summer yielded this vague recollection "I recall mom speaking about twins in her Mom's family in Scotland and maybe these names were the twins.". Add that to some Scottish census data allows me to be quite certain which of two possible families I will pursue. Haven't put a check mark on that yet but ... <br /><br />Thanks goodness some people at 90 can still remember things from their youth!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17104637683930711204noreply@blogger.com