You are about to embark upon an
engaging journey into your past. Relatives who once only had names will now
have faces and personalities. They will come alive through your family’s
stories, pictures and other historical artifacts. You will see traces of them
in the keepsakes that they left behind.
You may discover a
great-grandmother who was solely devoted to raising her children, or a
grandfather who emigrated from another country and worked very hard to start
his own business. The important thing to remember is that both played a part in
shaping the person that you are today.
Hopefully you found this genealogy book
to be a tremendous help in pointing you in the right direction to help you get
started and begin a pleasant and memorable journey into your past. Remember to
start with immediate family members and branch out from there.
You have been provided with the
tools necessary to help you research, document and more importantly preserve
the past for generations to come. May you find all of the answers you seek in
your quest to unveil your unique family’s history.