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Welcome to Family PastHere I have put together a mixture of what I know about my own family which I hope you as a reader will find helpful in your own research. My research into my family past started in 2004 the year after my grandfather Ernest William Hollis past away and ever since I have been on a personal journey discovering my ancestors and where they came from. My grandfather left behind many photos,memories, names and dates,and ever since family history and genealogy in general has become my biggest past time.
History has always been an interest of mine and since belonging to Waltham Abbey Genealogy Club I have combinded both genealogy and history. Somewhere buried inside us we carry our ancestors and well afterall without them we would not exist. So if anyone out there who wants to research their family tree I can tell you one thing, it's addictive and every name you come across you ask yourself what were they like and how can I find out about them? This website covers all from genealogy, family stories, old traditional recipes, old photos, surname origins, old trades and occupations and much, much more .... Genealogy and family history has become a big part of my life and I somehow believe that by researching your family tree and family history, your somehow becoming the story teller to the rest of your living relatives and family. Its almost like your ancestors want you to keep their memories alive and for you to tell your children about them. Who they were as people and what they were like, their occupations, their relationships, the things they got up to and did as children. Our ancestors are the ones who fought wars and made many sacrifices to bring us as a nation as we stand today.
The interest in family history is becoming far more popular all over the world, especially with the internet it has opened up a huge gate for everyone across the world to trace back their ancestors and find out where they came from. With family history I believe it is not only a hobby that lasts a month or so, but a lifetime interest. There is always something or someone new to trace and find out about in your family that can give you so much to how life was back then and why events occured. The best advice that i could give someone who is new to tracing their ancestors is to talk and record as much information and photographs from your living ancestors. They are your key to to what has happened and although they might not be able to remember everything, their memories will hold clues and pieces that you can piece together. Whatever you do don't give up if you have hit a brick wall, the answers are out there some where believe me there are records around and people out there that have information. The tricky part is finding them! Currently Researching
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