What does this cute picture have to do with genealogy? About as much as this one:
Or maybe this one:
What do you think……. do you see a relationship?? Well, for years I’ve taught and followed myself the advice to liken everything to family history. So the top two pictures, the pants on the clothesline and the many-facets face, are meant to show the DIVERSITY we find in our family history. And some surprises too….. didn’t we just learn that President Obama has African-slave roots on his mother’s side?? http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/30/us/obamas-mother-had-african-forebear-study-suggests.html?pagewanted=all
The bottom picture is just for laughs…….. a very different rendering of a pedigree chart for sure.
Seriously, I do genealogy or family history mostly to find out about my own forebears. But along the way the extra and other things I’ve learned have been wonderful……….. they’ve made me cry and made me laugh. How about you?? We’d love to include your story on this blog; write it up and send it to me????
Donna, aka Mother Hen, until next week.