“That little dash between the birth and death date seems so small and insignificant, but our whole history lies within it, ... while we often focus on discovering those dates, our love of our ancestors – the turning of our hearts to our fathers – comes forth from discovering the dash.” Bradley D. Foster
"... discover the past by learning of the stories of your ancestors and shape the future by sharing your stories.” Allan F. Packer
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Stories, stories, stories - many speakers at RootsTech 2013 emphasized the importance of capturing, preserving, and sharing stories. I'm on board with that. Read about our family's efforts to collect and share stories here.
Mom liked to work puzzles. I wish she'd left us a few more pieces of her puzzle. I often encouraged Mom to tell us stories of her childhood. Usually she declined and told me to ask Dad about his family because the "Holtons were so much more interesting," I told her she'd leave us no choice but to make up the stories! During some late night conversations, my siblings and I have had some interesting times weaving our own conjectures.
Let's make time to record and share our stories and leave our posterity many, many puzzle pieces.
Mom liked to work puzzles. I wish she'd left us a few more pieces of her puzzle. I often encouraged Mom to tell us stories of her childhood. Usually she declined and told me to ask Dad about his family because the "Holtons were so much more interesting," I told her she'd leave us no choice but to make up the stories! During some late night conversations, my siblings and I have had some interesting times weaving our own conjectures.
Let's make time to record and share our stories and leave our posterity many, many puzzle pieces.
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