When you first set out on your family history research, you probably started with a basic tree, online or offline. Because the details needed to complete such a Bennett family tree (or chart) is pretty straightforward; you simply fill in your ancestors’ names, birth dates and places, marriage details, and the death information…..then you go to the next generation.
And, in truth, this is as far as many people ever go with their trees. Folks acquire the most basic details and move on, trying to add as many names as they can. However is that really all you want to know about your family members’ lives? Or, a better question to ask is, is this all you really need to know about each person in your Bennett family tree?
In the early days of your genealogical quest, the answer might be yes. Completing a simple Bennett family tree might be daunting enough for the time being. However as you try to extend or expand your family lines and get more curious about how and where your ancestors lived, this will likely change. You’ll want to know more about each and every person–well beyond just the dates and locations that defined only three points in their lives.
Once you start that deep dive into your family history research, there are plenty of rabbit holes in which you could lose yourself. Just think–how many random pieces of information about you are out there in the universe today? Of course living in the digital age is different from the 19th century, but there are still lots of titbits to be uncovered about great-great-grandma Stella.
Jackie has been a professional genealogist for over 30 years and she can help you with that, get in touch with her at http://familytreesbyjackie.com.
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