High on their lists of benefits are convenience, speed, new sources of information, meeting unknown cousins and encountering other genealogists who sometimes go far out of their way to help a stranger. After nearly 20 years of genealogizing, Barbara Kelsey Boese, Dodge City, Kan., discovered Internet genealogy, about a year ago. It allows her to spend more time at home with her retired husband and still research her family history. Patricia Anita Bentley McDaniel, Greenwood, Ind., enjoys doing genealogy on the Internet during the early morning hours. Speed On the Internet you don't need paper, pen or stamps to write letters.
Mail travels at the speed of light.
With the Net, sometimes turn-around time is almost immediate. At the most you usually get an answer within a day. Meeting cousins After 16 years of genealogy, Marjie Lebens, Boise, discovered genealogy on the Internet. We didn't even know the other existed and we've been able to help each other a lot. I also met another cousin who helped me find the grave of my great-grandfather.