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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have been to an area where a branch of my family was from. They were extremely poor.

I was able to visit some of the churches where they were baptized and married, and generally walk the streets they might have walked. They were there for many generations- I trace them back to the very late 1600s in that area, but it gets hazy after that. Too many related families giving their babies the same names!

What was it like? It was very cool to think about being in places where 3-4-5+x great grandparents had been. To stand in front of the same altar where some had been married and to see the font where some had been baptized and think about what their lives must have been like.

Would I want to live there? No, I like where I live now. It could be fun to stay there for a few months though for a limited time job assignment or sabbatical perhaps. [/quote]

Is it a "happening" place?[/quote]

I’m not sure what you mean by “happening.” It is a pleasant, walkable place with lots of things to do. I would also be able to do further genealogical research in the area if I had a few months that I could spend there. Two other branches of my family came from places within a few hours away by public transportation, so I would like to see and do research in those places also if I had the opportunity. 
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