Quote Originally Posted by way2fractious
Congratulations! But be careful, that genealogy stuff can be as addictive as kiltwearing. Of course, you can do both at the same time, but there still would be no time to make any more kilts...
I'm lucky, though. I have a couple of books that my Dad acquired before he died, documenting the "Hebert" side of the family. All that has been entrenched in French-speaking Canada since, like forever.....

My maternal grandmothers family history was done up by Grandmother Katherine in the 1940's so that she could join the DAR. So I have a family tree from her side going back to the 1750's, done for me., with links to England and Scotland.

I know that my maternal grandfather emigrated from Sweden, and that his name is one of those "made up" names that they'd pin on you when you joined the Army. No chance of tracking that back. That just left Myrtle Viola and her background as the big question.

...and in one afternoon...WHAM, got it done. It's entirely complete going back 5 generations, almost all of it in North Carolina. There are documented entries , WELL documented entries going back another generation, to people born in the 1760's - 1780's in both North Carolina and Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

It's just incredible. I've corresponded now with the database curator, who is very helpful and friendly. I HIGHLY recommend this database if you have links to early American families.