Why and when did you start on family history? (General)

by janfran , Saturday, January 10, 2009, 23:51 (5874 days ago) @ searcher

I am 70 now and started tracing my family history in my 60's.
I was working at a Police Training College at the time and one of the Officers there was researching his family history. I told him I would love to do mine but did not know where to start.
He brought in his documents etc and gave me a lot of advise about going and searching the microfilm of BMD and obtaining certificates etc.
I was then very new to owning a computer, but have since found it invaluable with sites such as this.
My mother was born in Ross, but my Grandparents and Gt Grandparents lived in Bishops Wood and Walford.
My mother has been dead for many years, I do have a few clues in the stories she told me, but she would have had so much information which would have really helped me.
The family spread out over England and Wales and most contact has been lost.
I have found the parish records especially helpful.
It is a fascinating subject and once you get started you are hooked!
Janfran