Hello GenTravelers!
I’m sure most of you know that Mark Twain is credited with saying:
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime.”
I agree…do you?
Travel broadens the mind. Therefore, I would like to modify Twain’s message as follows:
GenTraveling is fatal to shallow research and brick walls, and many family historians need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, in depth, and reasonably exhaustive research of our ancestors and where they actually lived cannot be acquired by vegetating only in online databases and other online resources all one’s lifetime!
Enough said. Good luck with your preparatory research via all those wonderful online databases! Then GO plan a GenTraveling excursion!
Have a great week!
Absolutely! My goal is to visit at least one new place every year, genealogy related or not (though it seems hard to go anywhere that doesn’t have some family tie!). Nothing teaches you more about the world and yourself in it than going to a place outside your known world.
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So what location is on your list for this year?
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England!
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Looking forward to hearing all about it!
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Wholeheartedly agree!
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Agree 100%, I’m off to Cornwall for a weeks research in April to explore tin mining and starting with 4 generations ago back to the 1500s. I may need more than a week!
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That’s great! Looking forward to reading your posts about what you discover!
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