The reason they need to do that is to pick their brain on what they know about the family and all they know about the family because after they die, then you lose that resource totally.

They've got everything imaginable there.

When the government's boot is on your throat, whether it is a left boot or a right boot is of no consequence

Once you get hooked on it, you have a burning desire to discover the roots from which you came, so to speak.

I got very interested, and I started researching my own ancestors. It's been a passion and a hobby since then.

Anybody can put anything they want on the Internet. A lot of people have little training on evidence and evidence evaluation, and some people draw conclusions, and it's not valid. You need to confirm what you are finding.