[GoLightly]

It has proven to be the most addictive thing I’ve ever done.

It is, isn't it? One of my great-grandfathers was also hooked & he had to go about things through the mail. I wish that someone had passed down more than a sketch of his work, as it is through him that I'm connected to my Mayflower ancestors.

How long have you been hooked?

About 5 years. How long has it been for you?

[twigs]

12, 1995. I started when my daughter wanted me to stay in the room with her while she did her homework. Ah for those days again! Anyway, I was bored, posted a message about the three brothers everybody has who came to America, got some responses and got hooked in the process. My family is from VA, of course from the burned counties, those damn Yankees. So what should have been less difficult has become a life-long research project.

[MamaB]

I have been doing research for about 5 years and have over 22,000 names in my FTM. It saved my sanity after losing my brother, husband, bil, mother and an aunt within 8 months. I could not think of my problems while entering data. Two of my ancestors came over on the Mayflower. A son of one married the daughter of the other one or that is what I have found on several sites. I take it with a grain of salt though until I find some proof.