Why Genealogy Is Important

My family the Heintzelman family has lore that has come from our ancestry in Germany. Ancestry is a very important part of a person. Knowing who came before you can affect a person greatly. If someone knows the hard work that their ancestors did it can lead to a lot more humility for that person. No person gets to where they are in life without the hard work of the people that came before them, especially in America. Almost no one is a native of American which makes it a melting pot for all cultures, which means knowing your history is important. The hard work of my ancestors I feel is extremely important due to the story that surrounds the last name of Heintzelman. The story of the Heinzelmännchen, which originated in Cologne, Germany, was a legend about elves who would do the chores of the lazy townspeople. Every night when the townspeople went to sleep the Heinzelmännchens would come up to do that work that the townspeople had neglected to do (Kopisch and Thrlet). This was a myth that was started many years ago in Cologne but is still remembered today. The story of the Heinzelmännchens is commemorated in statues that stand in Cologne and through my last name. The story of the Heinzelmännchen has been passed down from generation to generation in my family, as the beginning of our last name and heritage. However, this is not the only way that lore is passed down, we have also passed down our history through our names, as many Heintzelmans have been named after

To be honest, my Father’s side’s records are a bit hazy (my last name has no ethnic origin). My Mother’s side is a different situation.

As I embarked on this assignment I was unsure how to begin and what stories to tell. I did not know if I should commence with how my family came to America, my family tree, or a fascinating story about how my grandparents met. In order to complete this assignment I convened with my grandfather, Earl W. Stafford Sr., who knows a lot about our family history, to learn as much as I could.

To start my family origin paper we have to go way back to 1976 when my parents met in Alamo, North Dakota; a town of about 200 people in the northwestern part of the state. They met while going through school playing sports, mainly basketball. Both were pretty good at the sport and won some awards and had chances to play more but decided to get married and start a family instead. Both grew up around the whole farming scene. My mom actually lived on a farm growing up and also as she started her own family. My dad lived in the small town but his grandpa had a farm not far from where he grew up and also helped a lot of the local

As I researched and talked to relatives concerning my background, heritage and culture, it made me want to know more about my family and where it all began. I had fun putting

At some point of our lives, we’ve all wondered who our ancestors are, and what might

When I first saw in the syllabus the type of paper we would be writing for this course I thought about what culture means to me. What was the culture of my family? Where did we come from? How did we end up in Virginia? How did we end up believing some of the things we believe? To me culture was basically how I was raised—my behaviors, beliefs, values, and ideas cultivated during my youth and its evolvement as I grew into an adult. This truly was to be a very interesting and involved quest for information. Though I attempted to use websites such as www.genealogy.com and www.ancestry.com, I found most of the information from a couple of the adults in my family. Adults? I, too, am an adult, but in my family, age comes

There is an old African saying, “When an elder dies, it is as if an entire library has burned to the ground.” This happens to be the case when it comes to my family history. Unfortunately, my grandparents' on both sides of my family have passed away and the rest live across the world which can be difficult to contact. My parent’s are going to be my sources for this assignment. They both have provided me with information about their childhood and the lives of my grandparent’s. By using the stories provided from Deborah A. Miranda’s book Bad Indians, I will compare and contrast the lives of my family to hers.

I was looking forward to completing this assignments, as I was able to connect with family members and gain a better understanding more of how my heritage and culture has helped to shape my career development. I did not find difficulties constructing my genogram until having to document my grandparents careers. Growing up, I knew that my grandparents owned farms because I spend a considerable amount of time playing on the expanse of land. However, I began to realized that I was not sure if that had always been their occupation. I did have to call my father to get a bit more information about my grandparents and their occupations. I was not far off from what I believed to be true. However, I did realized that both of my grandmothers were homemakers until my aunts and uncles were school aged.

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.

Thesis: This is my family history and who I am. With every family history paper, you get to learn all about the past and learn who you were all related to. I’ve done this paper many times and have learned a lot about my family and everyone apart of it. In this paper, I will explain all that I know and describe myself to my best ability. Let’s start out with my parents; Stephanie Ann Bosley (Maietta) and Kenneth Bosley.

With my family there is a tradition every summer we go up to Minnesota and ride horse because our family loves them. Genealogy is the history of your family the gens you have is the color of your hair it may be brown or blond like your parents but it could be red that’s means someone in your family a long time ago had red hair. Why gens are importin that is what makes you and me both.

Family history is very important to an individual. By knowing where you come from, you can have a better perspective of your life. Having a clear understanding of your family background allows you to better appreciate the things that you would normally take for granted. The house, the car, and the average clothing may look better when one sees the sacrifices their family has made. They will see that their family has worked very hard just so their family can experience the better things in life. A persons roots and origin is one of the most important things to explore. It alone can bring you closer to self-discovery.

Genealogy is the study of one’s ancestry and genetic history. It helps us appreciate our ancestor’s lives, which may have been seemingly insignificant at the time. Genealogy helps us understand our habits and physical features. It also explains the unique genetic variations casted within us, and depicts a picture of how the culture we practice today came to be, it is not just history of events but our biological history that shaped us. Many Bangladeshi origin people both in Bangladesh and those abroad identify themselves as full or pure Bengali. Which means that their Bengali root goes back many generations back, but many who identify themselves as pure or full Bengali ethnically don’t usually think about their genetic roots that go deeper into just language and culture. Many of these ethnic Bengalis conclude that their great great grandparents originated from India as that whole geographic area include modern day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. But, going back even further things things get really complicated as we start to see all the different genes that contributed to the Bengalis today. Historically the Indian subcontinent was one big land and people settled wherever it was convenient for trades and had water access. Because of the many rivers and ocean, this region had many settlements and therefore exposed to many different races and variations of races. This made the whole Indian sub continent population really diverse in terms of race and ethnicity. At

The study of our past opens the door to understanding the way people live their lives today. All the dead culture may have contributed to the rich traditions that certain tribes possess today. Thus, history provides insights into cultures of origin and as well as the cultures that most are not familiar with, thereby increasing cultural awareness. Moreover, the lifeless men whose corpses are most likely 20-feet below the ground may have been teachers who imparted knowledge, soldiers who died fighting for freedom, doctors saving millions of ailing patients, or may even be the first men who roamed around the earth. Knowing history provides identity in which evidences reveal how families, groups and institutions came to