Hey Kids, it is Family History Month!

The month of October has been designated as Family History Month. A month where people are encouraged to start or continue working on their family histories.

Who is in your family tree? Anyone famous? Do you have a connection to a President or King? Do you not have anyone famous in your family? Do you think your non-famous family was boring? If so, why? My family is in no way related to Abraham Lincoln. However, if I examine the life of that family, I may find some similarities to my own.

Every family, famous or not, has an interesting story. You just have to keep talking to your family and digging into records to find it.

With this in mind I decided to post a set of questions I gave my oldest son. If your mom or dad asked you these questions, what would you say?

Why is my family history important to me? 

So I can learn how far my family goes back in history.
One interesting thing I learned about my family history is:

My cousin was a Flying Tiger.

If I were interviewing my parents, I would ask these five questions.

1. Did you get expelled?

2. Favorite food

3. Worst grade

4. Favorite teacher

5. Best subject

Other things I want to know about my family history:

1. How many family members served in a war?

2. How many cousins do I have?

3. What is my oldest living family member?

4. Was my family rich?

5. Was my family ever famous?

Check back tomorrow and I’ll answer my son’s questions.