Monday, November 22, 2010         Certainly that’s not a
position that most genealogists would take!       Where do YOU
draw the line on family?     1. Gravestones - yes. Weddings -
No. Politics - definitely not unless I had a personal
relationship with the person AND still felt they were qualified
:)      I totally understand what you are trying to say. I have
a closer relationship with one of my third cousins than I have
with many of my first cousins.      But I wonder if it is more
socio-economic than family related. In America we are taught to
take the job and strive for success more than we are to maintain
family relationships. That drive tends to remove us physically
and geographically from our family. Other cultures can be very
different. Either way there is a price to pay.    2. 'I’ve been
doing family history and genealogy for nearly 50 years"     Mr.
Wolfgang, please explain what you perceive to be the differences
between genealogy and family history.    3. I know that I love
finding family - no mat