I have said it before, and I'll say it again, Social Media has helped to make family connections. I have been estranged from my dad's family. Multiple complications have made it difficult to know them, until one day I started instant messaging with a cousin back in the early 2000's. And then line upon line, I have been able to "friend" more cousins and aunts on that side. We are far from besties, and it's strange in comparison to the relationships I have with my maternal family side. But it's moving forward. A couple of days ago, a cousin on the paternal side started a Facebook group for that side. Another cousin started sharing family photos of when aunts/uncles were kids. I decided to jump in too, and scan the couple of photos I have of my grandma and great grandma from that side. This is the same great grandma that I shared about the post before.
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| Edna Marie Madison |
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| Irene Madison (nee Amanda Sten) |
I have also been able to collect some photos from my cousin of my father when he was younger. She even had some I'd never seen. (I haven't seen many of my father because of the estrangement.)
It is difficult to do family history when you aren't close (distance and emotionally) to family. We do what we can with what we have. Just because you can't today find the information you need, or there are road blocks. But don't give up complete hope because miracles happen. When they do happen, we count ourselves blessed.
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