Last Sunday i just had to get on the computer and was feeling doubly guilty as it was General conference. But my fingers were just really itching to do some laptop dance and thought that if i do something that is church related i could feel less awful about it.
So i googled "family tree templates".
I am not a very excited genealogy researcher although belonging to the Latter-day Saints (Mormon) church, it is a huge thing.
My excuse being that i don't even know the names of my great grandparents on both sides. I mean, i was definitely looking into records availability and such and i thought that it's pretty useless as on my Mother's side, they come from China and on my Dad's side, i don't even know if the records of births and death existed for them.
But then again, i was feeling bad about wanting to use the computer that i thought well, maybe, if i just start with what i know, that would be a good enough thing.
I ended up entering around 90 names that Sunday afternoon.
Now i can see why a lot of people can get so hooked in finding their ancestors!
The stories of individuals alone can fill up information hungry minds....gossip? You bet!
Now i realize why a lot of the old residents in Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon are somehow related to my family.
I am now looking forward with even more enthusiasm the upcoming trip to Bukidnon this June.
One of the Binayao's are knowledgeable about the family and so i will go there with my Papang and get as much detail as i can. Maybe even look at Municipal records. This could get quite addicting!
Manolo Fortich is at the edge of becoming a big town. It is MY town! I love it's quirky people and the slow pace of life.
Who knows what juicy stories i can find when i dig into my family's records.
And i await with eagerness!
