I feel like I've been interested in genealogy all my long life --seeking knowledge beyond family stories began in the early 1970s.
access to online records, rather than in dusty old books and hot dry cemeteries, is much easier but it is also easier to make mistakes in one's haste.
my joy is in carefully reading as much of the old data as possible and in solving problems, not only for my own family.
I am not happy publishing my full name online, even though I am informed that it will be safe.