Studying our family tree teaches us so much more than the simple facts of our ancestry. One life principle that genealogy teaches us is perspective: “the capacity to view things in their true relations or relative importance”* Here are three things we learn about perspective. 3 Things Genealogy Teaches Us About Perspective 1. Life is Short Whether individuals in your family…
A little over 17 years ago, I graduated from college with a Bachelor’s degree in Family History-Genealogy from Brigham Young University. This was a big deal to me! It had been a lifelong goal, and I was the first woman in my direct family lines to graduate from college. I…
Boundless (adj.) – not limited in any way, having no boundaries Synonyms: vast, infinite, fathomless, immeasurable, indefinite (Merriam-Webster Dictionary) Why “Boundless Genealogy” for this blog? To be sure, genealogists run into limits all the time: running out of available records for the time, place, or person we are researching,…
