So true. I have learned an incredible amount about the tensions and clashes between the Protestant and Catholic factions in Ireland at the turn of the last century while researching a lady in a photo I purchased. But understanding the time, place and context of historical individuals gives them colour and texture that the dry BMD stats just don't. I love it!
I agree. Historians discover other worlds hidden beneath layers of family history.
So true. I have learned an incredible amount about the tensions and clashes between the Protestant and Catholic factions in Ireland at the turn of the last century while researching a lady in a photo I purchased. But understanding the time, place and context of historical individuals gives them colour and texture that the dry BMD stats just don't. I love it!