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Issue 31.14 Life today for parents can be a rat race between work, school, church, and community activities. Individuals can lose track of the importance of the family and the opportunities that parenting provides. Many young people are choosing not to marry or have children because of the responsibilities involved. That’s where grandparents or aunts […] Issue 30.14 Start writing about something that interests you about your life. Challenge yourself to recall your most memorial experience with a parent or grandparent. What made it special? Perhaps it was a simple picnic in the mountains or the first time you went fishing. Events that were special because of the relationships you had […] Issue 29.14 In teaching others how to write their life story in classes over the years, it’s amazing the excuses that people come up with for NOT tackling this task: no one is interested in my story, I can’t spell anything, I’m not a writer, etc. No one stops to think about possible benefits preserving […] Issue 28.14 Some individuals are sure that their lives were too mundane to write about and wouldn’t be interesting to others or fear that they lack the necessary writing skills to capture anything of value from their life. Writing your own life story or reading about your ancestor’s lives can help teach you many lessons […] Issue 27.14 It is important to document the lives of your ancestors so that their descendents can learn more about their roots. The same principle applies to your own life. While my teenage granddaughter was visiting recently, I made some time to introduce her to my father who died when I was a small child, […] Issue 26.14 You can learn from your past, but it takes effort sometimes to trace the history of unknown ancestors. Rose Eddington of St. George, tells us about the difficulties she had trying to gather information about her father’s side of the family because he never talked about his parents. Rose was able to find […] Issue 25.14 There are stories to discover about your family’s past that are just as exciting as any current adventure movie. Jane Stevens of St. George shares her grandfather Marion Christopher’s experiences in the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898-1899. He was 27 when he went to Alaska, stayed one year, then came home and married […] Issue 24.14 Why search for your roots? Alex Haley’s famous quote explains why this popular hobby of GENEALOGY or FAMILY HISTORY is pursued so passionately by many individuals throughout the world: In all of us there is a hunger, marrow deep, to know our heritage-to know who we are and where we came from. Without […] Issue 23.14 Some individuals and families have immigrated to the United States of America, then left only to return later to fulfill their desires for personal freedom, educational opportunities, and to live the American dream. Maureen Selman Gadeski of St. George tells the story of her return journey to US citizenship for her family from […] Issue 22.14 Did you become an American because of an ancestor’s decisions to come to this land? Carolyn Doughty of St. George relates the story of her family’s early immigration to America. My paternal grandfather left the family a hand written book of his genealogy. My father continued his father’s love of genealogy by continuing […] |
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