Family History

The Internet has boosted the advance of family history like nothing else in the history of mankind. The Internet has taken something that was difficult, time consuming, and, honestly, not very much fun, and turned it into something that even kids can enjoy. In my opinion, the largest benefit comes from the fact that family history is now a group project rather than an individual assignment. For example, if I enter the information for my grandparent, that information will now show up on the family history for my siblings, cousins, and anyone else that could be associate with my grandparent. When I first logged onto FamilySearch, I simply had to enter my ancestors who are still alive (my parents and grandparents), then it automatically connected me to all my ancestors dating back to the 1600s. That was amazing! This is because others in my family had entered that information, and it is visible to anyone connected to that family tree.