Skegness Revisited
Historical events and human interest stories that took place in the seaside resort of Skegness, England
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Advantages and disadvantages of genealogy and family history research
Let's face it, not everyone is enthralled by the idea of exploring old
graveyards. They can be depressing, they can remind us that our time on
this earth is short, that we spend far more time under it.
So what are the
positive effects of genealogy, if any? These can be
catagorised into two distinct catagories: the effects on one's state of
mind, as above, and the effects on one's state of physical well-being.
Family history research can
be depressing, but it can also be re-assuring.
It can help to create a sense of continuity,
the realisation that although our time on earth is short others will
follow us, in the same way that we are following the people in the
graveyard.
It can also be pretty good exercise; scrambling
through old country churchyards, stumbling over the
uneven ground and desperately trying to avcid the nettles
helps keep one fit.
Family history research service
including an article about the advantages and disadvantages of genealogy and family history research.
Skegness Revisited can also
supply a family history research
service
For a negotiable fee an experienced local historian with many
years' experience of researching local genealogy will research
your family history and supply copies of any original documents
relating to your family.
For an additional fee any graves can be visited, high quality
photographs of the graves taken, and supplied with the results of the
research.
In photo: headstone over grave of prominent Skegness citizen
Joseph Hildred which was discovered in a Lincolnshire churchyard by
Skegness Revisited.