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“It’s important to teach our children their heritage. Who are your ancestors? What were their traditions? Each of us has a story to tell. If these stories are unwritten, then how are your children going to know of their parentage?”

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“There’s an unspoken message that the only stories worth telling are the stories that end up in history books. This is not true. Every story matters. My father’s story matters. We are all worthy of telling our stories and having them heard. We all need to be seen and honored in the same way that we all need to breathe. -- Viola Davis”

Family History Life Stories Being Heard

Book:Braving the Wilderness

Source: Braving the Wilderness

“An overnight success is usally twenty years in the making!”

Family History

Book:Banking, Beer & Robert the Bruce

Source: Banking, Beer & Robert the Bruce

“Jesus. Save me from the nice and sincere boys who feel things too deeply. I still think what happened is funny in its perfect awfulness, but I understand his shame too. It's hard to come from someplace or someone you're not proud of. "You're not your dad," I say, but he doesn't believe me. I understand his fear. Who are we if not a product of our parents and their histories?”

History Identity Family History

Book:The Sun Is Also a Star

Source: The Sun Is Also a Star

“We remember through our songs and stories," Sincha said, looking contemplative. "Our ancestors should not be forgotten.”

Culture Family History

Author:T.J. Klapprodt

“Religious and social tradition has been replaced with current fad and the opinion that the past isn’t needed. We have become a people from nowhere in particular and disconnected from each other. In gathering the past, we remember ourselves and can forgive the members of our history for their shortfalls.”

Tradition Family History Note To Self Remembering The Past History Quotes Connecting With People Memorial Day Quotes

Author:Eric Overby

“skeletons in the closet can be found everywhere. They may seem shocking initially, but they will be a colorful addition to any welcomed genealogist. - Jacquelyn Nicholson, Genealogy Made Easy, 2nd Edition”

Family History Genealogy Hunting Dead People

Author:Jacquelyn Nicholson

“Yes, American history is complicated and hard. All history is complicated and hard. Human life, past and present, is never simple. Every family history is checkered, to some extent, and with great inheritances come humbling challenges. But I believe Americans are brave enough to face those challenges, to overcome adversity, celebrate our triumphs---to be a teachable people who learns from our history and goes confidently into the future with, as Lincoln said, "malice toward none and charity for all.”

History Human Life American History Americans Family History

Book:Not My First Rodeo: Lessons from the Heartland

Source: Not My First Rodeo: Lessons from the Heartland

“- Får jag påminna dig om att du inte ens kände honom för några dagar sedan? - Det är mitt blod som rinner i hans ådror, så om jag säger att han är genom hederlig ber jag dig att inte tvivla på det”

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Author:Marc Levy

“My dad’s conflict had not ended when he left the battlefield. It continued on forever inside him, sending shockwaves into the hearts and souls of his family.”

War Trauma Ptsd Family Relationships Family History Veterans

Book:Enemy: A True Story of Courage, Childhood Trauma and the Cost of War

Source: Enemy: A True Story of Courage, Childhood Trauma and the Cost of War

“She walks the same paths where her father walked, and her grandfather, and her great-grandfather before her. She passes by familiar trees, the towering silent witnesses to over two centuries of history. Many of these majestic woodland giants, like faithful old friends, proudly bear the telltale tap-marks, remnants of a multi-generational maple harvest.”

Family History Country Life Farm Life Maple Syrup Maple Trees Maple Harvest

Book:Lanark County Kitchen: A Maple Legacy from Tree to Table

Source: Lanark County Kitchen: A Maple Legacy from Tree to Table

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