Some of my favorite childhood memories are of my mother telling me stories about her life. She was a master of the oral tradition of storytelling. Her stories fascinated me. They gave me a better sense of where I came from and helped shape my identity. My mother passed away in 2006 but her stories remain a big part of my life.
Many people wonder about their own identity, their roots, later in life after they lose older family members, their anchors. Knowing about past generations helps ground our existence, connecting us to the world. My mother’s stories had a big impact on my life.
Imagine knowing the stories of all our ancestors. Ancestry programs and searches provide answers but often lead to more questions. Maybe those stories disappear forever but we still have the present. We can sit down with our children, grandchildren, nieces, and nephews and share our stories. We can write those stories so they can share them with future posterity. What if we had personal family libraries, a genealogy of family stories, expanded on and passed down from one generation to the next.
Many people wonder about their own identity, their roots, later in life after they lose older family members, their anchors. Knowing about past generations helps ground our existence, connecting us to the world. My mother’s stories had a big impact on my life.
Imagine knowing the stories of all our ancestors. Ancestry programs and searches provide answers but often lead to more questions. Maybe those stories disappear forever but we still have the present. We can sit down with our children, grandchildren, nieces, and nephews and share our stories. We can write those stories so they can share them with future posterity. What if we had personal family libraries, a genealogy of family stories, expanded on and passed down from one generation to the next.
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