Serious genealogical research in 2010 required travel to physical archives rather than online databases.

Evidence

It was 2010, which meant serious genealogical work would require trips to the archives, libraries, historical sites, or clerks’ offices. The internet was not as broadly used then as it is today, and if there was a need, I could count on my girls to search the web. But this research would be a major undertaking. — Tamara Lanier, From These Roots, 118