On a personal note here are some of my top genealogy finds over the years which I have triumphed when I found out about them. This will make an enjoyable read and will no doubt help you out there reading them in your genealogy quest.
I started doing genealogy and family history in February 2004 but had interest in the hobby before that. I often wondered who my grandparents grandparents were.
Thomas Musgrave emigration[]
My 3xgreat grandfather Thomas Musgrave married in 1851 and had several children. His wife Ann Musgrave died in December 1885. He lived in County Durham, England. He was a miner. Thomas was in the 1891 census aged 63, a widower, miner born Darlington, County Durham, England living at the Square, St Helen Auckland, County Durham, England.