I have been working on genealogy since my siblings and I started planning our parents 50th wedding anniversary 15 years ago. As I worked on an album of pictures and a slide show, I realized how much I didn't know. So I started asking questions. I found interview questions and started bugging mom and dad. I learned a lot.
But I wanted more.
I got basics for the project, but that led to a subscription to Ancestry.com, trips to the library, then trips to libraries, and connections to people who are related through Ancestry.
I've learned a lot.
But I want more.
I hope you do too.
Mom and Dad have been gone for us for a while now. We are losing those who can tell our stories. If we don't get the stories written, their stories end. We have relatives who have been forgotten. I want to know others care about the stories. I want those of you in the older generation to know WE care about the stories.
Share. No story is insignificant, because every story builds personality. Every story builds connection. Every story contributes to legacy. Their lives matter. Our lives matter. Your life matters.
Don't let others be lost to history like our first maternal grandparent who apparently suffered from insanity and set the family barn on fire.
Oh. You don't know that story?
Stay tuned. I'll share that story and others.
You share too.
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