People often ask professional genealogists why they chose genealogy as a profession. What was the catalyst that started their journey into family history? Mine was simple: my grandparents grew up during the Great Depression in rural Alabama, and they chose not to relive those experiences and never passed on their family history to their children or grandchildren.  I had been interested in my family history from a young age, but efforts to glean any information about my grandmother Marie’s … [Read more...]