#144 HOW STATS CAN TELL A FAMILY STORY
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ANALYSE 14,000 RELATIVES I have been working on my genealogy for fifty years, and seriously since retirement in 2009. To date I have entered over 14,000 names (and always adding) into Family Tree Maker, my computer data base. I cast a wide net when attaching people to my tree--direct ancestors, very distant cousins, in-laws, stepfamilies. There are some branches which I have worked on in much greater depth than others. What I really love is finding the unique stories and seeing how individuals meet the challenges and triumphs. The research never ends. While I have loosely traced some family roots back to medieval times, I know I need to f...
