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Today I decided to take out some of my frustrations on a somewhat neglected family line. (I'm noticing I have a few these days.) I seem to focus on my Kellys for the most part, so today I sidestepped to my Tobin line to see if I could make some progress there. I don't know as much as I'd like about Thomas Tobin (my third great-grandfather) and his family, so I thought he'd be a good place to start.
Maybe you've been a little neglectful of one of your ancestral lines too. So why do we abandon a family line? Brick wall? Lack of accessible resources? Let's take a look at some reasons and possible solutions.
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