Exploring the Past

So I've started working on a massive family tree. This isn't the first time I've done it, but it is by far the more extensive and resource-intense attempt. I got a paid Ancestry.com account on a whim last weekend and I have already clocked upwards of twenty hours of research time at least. If I am awake and not traveling or working (or blogging, I guess, though I've got 7 genealogy tabs open at the moment) I am digging.

It's amazing to me just how much there is to know. I am at the start of this project and have nearly 300 relatives on the tree. Some are names and dates, but others are already stories- I have access to their jobs, their addresses, and the diseases that killed them. It's like I could keep adding forever. Addicting and a drop overwhelming.

Anyway, I am toying with the idea of using this space for updates related to the project. Mostly to keep myself organized, but who knows if this might become the theme that actually sticks. For now, back to digging.