I have made quite good progress since over 2 years ago! Most of my work as been for others but i have taught myself to give myself personal research time as well.
Initially my research was concerned with getting as far back as possibly which with my research background is quite easy but it all ends up as a collection of names, occupations and not much else.
Knowing who your 7xGGrandfather is is all very well but does he have any impact on my life at all now? Not really, it's just the one's in the last 100 years or so.
I have decided to thoroughly research all my 8 main lines back to the end of the 18th century and to settle with that.After all that's an awful lot of people to go at!
What about you?
Iain M Cooke