When I started doing genealogy, I knew that my father's side was extensively researched by others. already. I was more interested in my Mother's side. On that side, I only knew the names of two of the four great-grandparents -- so finding Anthony's parents was my first goal. At this point, I have a pretty good handle on my 4th great grandparents on the maternal side I know some information about some 5th great grandparents and am currently working to learn more.
One thing that I didn't realize is that I also needed to look at each generation's siblings so the tree grows even more. Siblings records sometimes help to flesh out information missing about my direct ancestor. Also, the siblings are the ones that may lead to some currently living descendants and it has been fun to connect with some new "cousins."
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