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DARROCH HUGGARD AITKEN EDIE HEAD EVANS DESABRAIS DELAITTRE
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I am still in the process of gathering genealogical information and this process is far from finished!
I was bitten by the genealogy bug back in 1997. It's a hobby that I've pursued off and on ever since. (There's just TOO many hobbies and not enough time)! It's something that I wanted to pass along to my children, grandchildren and other members of our family. Searching for my roots has brought much enjoyment into my life. I've especially enjoyed finding relatives that I didn't even know we had.
All joking aside, Genealogy is something that I've always taken seriously
because if it wasn't for our ancestors we would not be here today. I want
to educate myself to the best of my ability about our history and
heritage. I want to present our ancestors as "real" people. I want my
children to know that those two people whose names and dates appeared on a
piece of paper were "Real" people. I've been trying to learn more about
the history of different periods of time to better understand their
personal histories. I want to know more about the things that hurt them
and the things that gave them pleasure.
Although wars, fashions and customs change, some things never
change...love, pride in children, devotion to country, sadness at the
death of loved ones and joy at the success of a crop or a new job. I have
discovered that deeds can sometimes tell us of their financial histories.
Church records can tell us for whom they mourned or celebrated. Court
records can tell us how well they got along with their neighbors or civil
authorities. I feel sad for them when I think about some of the enormous
pain they must have felt and had to endure during their lifetimes. I think
how terrible it must have felt to leave their parents behind who knew
they'd never see their children again or have a share in their
grandchildren's lives and fate. I can only imagine the pain they must have
felt when they left their settled homelands and moved to a new land where
many dangers faced them and their children. "Back home" was seething with
wars and rumors of wars. We can only imagine the fear and worry they felt
for their families and friends back home. They must have also had many
fears for their children in the new land as well. There were so many
deaths of newborns and young children. Too many mothers died during
childbirth. There was so much sickness and disease because of the lack of
proper medical care. Debbie |