Family History Month (October 2023)
Quick facts When is it? Every October What's the hashtag? #FamilyHistoryMonth Have we missed something? Every book is a quotation; every house is a quotation out of all forests, and mines, and stone quarries; and every man is a quotation from all his ancestors. Ralph Waldo Emerson Every human has a History of some sort or another and, usually, that History extends far back beyond ourselves. Every ancestor we have has left its mark on us and has been the formation of tradition and culture within our lives. Many people find that there is a certain comfort in knowing where they came from, and Family History Month encourages folks to delve into the people who came together to make them who they are today. But our genealogy is even more important than just knowing our origins! And that’s why Family History Month was started. Origins of Family History Month Family histories have been important since far into pre- History , and have only grown in importance in...