Meeting Your Ancestors On The Road, Part II

One of the side benefits of travelling to all of these cemeteries was in getting to see the countryside in which my ancestors lived. I got to visit old communities with names like Cedron and Morgan, places that were first settled by my relatives. I could see why they grew to love the wide open spaces that get covered by blankets of bluebonnets each spring.

After doing all of our driving around, which included a visit to my grandparents' old house, a place I remember well, we were too tired to do much of anything but head back to my Aunt's home. The county courthouse would have to wait for another visit.

Having seen my sincere interest in our family's history, my Aunt started asking me if perhaps I might want various things. She began pulling out photo albums, and documents, and books. Next there was a set of beautiful old perfume bottles that my Grandpa had given my Grandma just before they were married in the 20s. Needless to say, I wanted them! She also unearthed some stranger objects, including my Great-Grandmother's not-so-very-well-preserved wedding veil. But I took it, and I'm sure I'll be able to do something with it!

Though I was only able to spend a couple of days looking into my family history during my Texas visit, I learned so much just by talking with my Aunt and my Mom, as they told stories of days gone by. I got to see places where my ancestors lived. I was given pictures of people whose names I had only seen on census records. This points out what is so fun about family history research--getting to "meet" our ancestors, and in the process, getting to know our present-day family members a little bit better.

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