Families Often Have Secrets in Their Past that Cause Conflict When Exposed

Today's Shocking Study Findings come to us from the British Sociological Association's annual conference in Glasgow on April 9th.

Most Shocking Findings:

While most people derive pleasure and satisfaction from researching their ancestry, for some it brings to light "secrets and skeletons"

Slightly over 13% of the people studied reported conflict resulting from genealogical research

The main causes were: uncovering unwelcome information, wanting information from relatives who didn't wish to give it, giving relatives inaccurate information, spending more time researching than with loved ones, and coming into contact with hostile relatives.

Dr Kramer noted that in most cases people wrote positively about researching their family's history. People found pleasure in making discoveries, investigating family myths and mysteries and making their ancestors real by finding out more about their lives. In some cases, the research could help mend rifts in families. However, not all experiences were entirely positive.

So, some people said they enjoyed genealogical research, but some people had negative experiences.

Source: Physorg.com