THE FLIP SIDE OF THE COIN; FINDING UNPLEASANT TRUTHS

And here is the flip side of the coin. You will find family secrets that you may not, actually probably did not, know about. Trust me here, everyone has skeletons in the proverbial family closet. In this digital day and age we live in, everything is out there somewhere just waiting to be found. From historic newspapers to handwritten family Bible records, if you research long enough and deep enough, you are going to find one of these skeletons.

This does not mean you should go looking for them but you need to be prepared to find things that will probably surprise you. A word of caution here, as with family legends if you find something like this you cannot just ignore it. Depending on what it is, family members may ask you to continue covering these things up. You may want to cover them up as well, thinking this information “doesn’t matter” anymore. The problem with that thinking is that the information may or may not matter, you don’t know. Others will find this information as well and if this information was important enough to record in the first place, it is probably important enough to include in your family tree. You need to verify and source this information very carefully so you do not pass on false information and rumors.

Happy Hunting!

Roni