I took a trek to Greencastle, IN, today to look for some obituaries for ancestors on Megan's father's side of the family, by special request from her. She supplied the information needed. Obituaries are found in newspapers, and newspapers back then were somewhat disorganized--not much more than gossip rags and advertising. In short, I had to find microfilm for local newspapers around the date of the ancestor's death, then go through--page by page--in search of info just inserted anywhere in the paper. I pulled six rolls of microfilm out of the drawer at the DePauw University library and spent almost five hours searching--and only found ONE of the obits Meg had requested. (She requested 11. I only had time to search for six and found one. The later ones should be easier to find.) The print was small, and by the time I headed for home, my eyes were blurry...
Genealogy searches are long and arduous, but when you actually find something, it's like, BINGO! Gaps fill in. One's ancestors become more like people and less like birth-and-death dates.
On another note, I've been up since long before dawn. Had to go to the hospital today for routine blood work for my cardiologist appointment early tomorrow morning. I may go back to Greencastle tomorrow while I still have time...
Grandma is TIRED!
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