Over 60 is a good age since I am quite thankful for reaching this point in life. Delving into genealogy goes back to the 1980s when my wife and I would visit the Huntsville, AL library and look at census records. Proliferation of computer use allowed my research to gain momentum and since about 2000 my data multiplied over and over.

Early retirement in 2004 allowed more time to spend with research. Volunteering with the Alabama Department of Archives and History allows the gleaning of information as to how to research. Learning is continuous. Reading is a passion and concentrating that reading on historical subjects allows understanding that genealogies develop not in a vacuum but with the influence of all historical events.

Over 60 is a good age since I am quite thankful for reaching this point in life. Delving into genealogy goes back to the 1980s when my wife and I would visit the Huntsville, AL library and look at census records. Proliferation of computer use allowed my research to gain momentum and since about 2000 my data multiplied over and over.

Early retirement in 2004 allowed more time to spend with research. Volunteering with the Alabama Department of Archives and History allows the gleaning of information as to how to research. Learning is continuous. Reading is a passion and concentrating that reading on historical subjects allows understanding that genealogies develop not in a vacuum but with the influence of all historical events.