Edward Veal's Genealogy Site.
| Why Genealogy? Genealogy has been a part of my life as far back as I can remember.My exposure to genealogy began in the early 1970’s as my parents began their quest for our heritage. Growing up, our family vacations were sprinkled with cemeteries, courthouses and visiting elderly family members. My father, a southern boy from Tuscaloosa, AL, took us to visit family in Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee. On the other hand, my mother is a Yankee from Chicago, IL and took us to meet family in Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania.Pennsylvania. We had many great summer vacations traveling the country. Times I will always remember fondly. Growing up I swore, “I will not take my kids to see all these old folks and grave stones.” Well times and attitudes change. While a History Major at Texas Tech, and not wanting to teach history, I found a job in the Lubbock Public Library (LPL). I have been working in the library for 10 years and have grown to love genealogy. Genealogy has become my connection with history. Because of the extensive work my parents have dedicated to tracing our heritage I am left with only but the hardest puzzles and their significant roadblocks. So I have begun working on my wife’s family. My wife’s father, Henry Louis Hodgin died 28 May 1975, when my wife was but 5 years old.Despite her mothers best intensions they lost touch with most of her father’s family. Through our genealogical research my wife is now discovering her paternal heritage. Our hope is to pass our collective knowledge to our children and their cousins. I am know teaching a computer based genealogy class for the “Life Long Learners” program at Texas Tech, as well as basic web based genealogy for the library. | Edward Veal's Genealogy Site. Updated June 29, 2004 |
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