One of my favorite quotes that surmises why I believe family history is so important is by Hank Smith who said, “As we learn about our past, we gather strength for the future.”
Family history is SO much more than PAF files and pedigree charts. It’s food, stories, songs, photographs, places. It’s the history we are creating in our own lives right now. I know that as we take time to learn about our ancestors and connect to them, we are strengthened. As we share what we’ve learned and record our own stories we create a resource for strength for our future generations.