When searching for my exact name, I didn't find any results. When I took out my middle name and took changed exact match to the default settings, I found over 31,000 results. I sorted the results by category and looked at the category for U.S. Civil War Soldiers. It was quite interesting to see the records of the soldiers.
I did a search for my father's name. I found information about his birth and death in the Social Security Death Index. It was a little scary that this information is listed and so easily accessible.
When I looked at the census information for my father it sort of sends tingles up my spine. I've never really been interested in genealogy, but it is very cool to see information just pop up that relates to my family and even who their neighbors were. I can see how a person could lose track of time and spend hours exploring.
When I searched photos and maps, I found over 3,000,000 results. I opened one photo of a person who was from South Dakota, but the photo was taken during World War I. I am anxious to do more searches and see what I find. This could be addictive.
Ah, we've got you hooked now, M! Even those of us who are not genealogists are amazed at what we can find here. (I agree about the Social Security Death Index). Keep up the good work!
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