Hi Mike, I find one eventually leads to the other. To understand the person, you also need to understand the life, times and community in which they live. Cheers John Hammond -----Original Message----- From: Mike Hurburgh [mailto:mike_robin@aapt.net.au] Sent: Monday, 2 June 2014 10:47 AM To: aus-tasmania@rootsweb.com Cc: John Hammond Subject: Re: [AUS-Tas] History of Town Boards John, Well done - we need more people like you researching interesting aspects of early Tasmania. Research into family history tends to focus on the details of individuals and families and, for amateur historians like us, the wider aspects of life are far more difficult to discover and describe. Thank you. -- Regards Mike Hurburgh --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com