Family History: Tapestry

One thing you probably don’t know about me is that I am super into genealogy. The stories and the history are not only fascinating to me but downright strange.

Historians produce knowledge for us to learn from in the form of written documentation showing what people have done in the

Once the genealogy bug bites you, you'll be introduced to world-wide, online libraries of information and total fascination. You'll be off and running. You'll be seen in cemeteries copying information onto tablets. Pictures of headstones will start appearing on your blog posts. Older family members will begin to look forward to your "long verbal communications" and graphic visits. They may wonder how you can talk so much and ask so many questions, and it's all fun.

Written works are creative displays of human thoughts. Unlikely stories have captivatedaudiences that transcend generations. Essays have enlightened people and even sparked revolutions.Normal everyday writing has played a vital part in understanding the past, captivating the present, andshaping the future.Writing has been able to fill in the gaps of history. By analyzing primary sources such as old letters, andjournal entries, historians have been able to take note of details in particular time periods. Letters suchas Mary F’s letter (Source E) to her cousin provide specific details on the life of someone living on theprairie in 1863. The failure to preserve common writing, despite their simplicity, would cause history tolack perspective.Today

Family history is very important to me. It teaches me about my ancestors, family background, culture, heritage, and generations of traditions. By knowing where I came from, helps me have a better perspective of my life. Having a clear understanding on my family background allows me to know how deep my family’s roots are, and it brings me closer to self discovery.

History isn’t always the glamorous and fast paced events like war, but sometimes it's just explaining things the average Joe might experience during his time on the Earth. This paper will not have any war or conflicts that are life or death for the delicate system of a community, but it's history nonetheless. The History of my family and how it connects to bring us decades later to where we are today.

Learning about your family tree can be fun and exciting. I can also raise more questions when you come across a surprising discovery, which is exactly what happened to one woman while she researched her family's history.

Do you think genealogy is boring? Finding out family history for most can be seen as tedious and not that important at all. But for some it's not just about learning who was in your family, but a gateway into a whole new world. Finding out family your history might not only change your life but the life of others too.

One of the most rewarding hobbies that a person can engage in is the search for his or her personal family history. Family history search or genealogy now becomes an easy task utilizing the internet and different databases worldwide. Unlike some hobbies which people get hooked into, family search is fascinating and fulfilling. It is always interesting to know more of your own family.

Each and everyday a historian, a legend, someone who will impact all of humanity is born. They may all go through a lot to reach their destiny or even to be heard, but there are many footsteps that have been left to follow. Whether they’d be an engineer, an architect, a ruler, speaker or anyone with the determination to speak their mind, they will never be lost as long as history is alive.

Tracing back, and learning about, the history of your family is a worthwhile thing for anyone to spend some time doing. If this is something that interests you, then there are lots of places that you can find information about your ancestors, with local archives and personal records being good examples. Another prime source of information are gravestone memorials, which can reveal a lot more than you might think that they would do.

Many families have that one person who is the historian that is not the case with my family. Nobody really knows much except my family’s origin ethnical cultural membership is Scot-Irish. My maternal grandfather was from Ireland and my paternal great grandparents came from Scotland. My parents and siblings were born in Canada. My father would travel across Canada with my uncles on the railroad looking for work to support their families. When my father was in British Columbia (B.C.) the weather appealed to him so much he went back to Winnipeg and moved my mother and two sisters to Richmond, B.C. My brother and I were born in Richmond and I that was the only house I lived in until I moved to my own apartment. My father was raised on a farm and took that farm life to the city.

If family information is not written down, then it will likely be lost within three generations. Most people will be able to tell you a lot about their grandparents, but they may not remember a lot about their great-grandparents. Your family ancestry is very important. It helps define who you are.

What drew you into the world of genealogy? Was it an old family Bible? The passing of an older family member? A family legend passed down that you couldn’t quite prove? Many of us became genealogists because of our interest in the lives of our ancestors. We want to know their stories, and the more we learn, the more we want to know. And that’s the thing about genealogy—you can do it your whole life, because there’s always more to learn. There’s always more out there to discover.

As specified for the purposes of this course, this “infinity of traces” can be thought of as a personal record or archive that has shaped my identity.