Things like epidemics or droughts impacted our ancestors’ daily lives, and that may have caused people to relocate.
Elizabeth Hayden: It’s really important to research what was going on in your ancestors’ time. Things like epidemics or droughts impacted our ancestors’ daily lives, and that may have caused people to relocate. It’s crucial to have an understanding — not just to get the names and dates, but to get a bigger picture of what their lives were like.