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| In-laws of My Grand Uncle |
Have you ever noticed a large massive tree with an incredible amount of branches and roots embedded in the ground? Have you stopped to consider how old that tree may be or its early origins? A tree contains many branches but it didn't start out that way. Gradually and over a period of time, additional branches were added that developed into a full blown conglomerate of limbs, leaves, bark and, underneath it all, ROOTS.
My blog, as you've noticed, is about Genealogy. I was inspired by the late Mr. Alex Haley and the introduction of his book and television series, "Roots: The Saga of An American Family" in 1976. What I learned most from Roots is the value and importance of family. From the old African, Kunte Kinte, an ancestral relative of Mr. Alex Haley, I was inspired to start researching my maternal and paternal roots not only to find out "from whence I came", but also to discover who I am genetically. I also was interested in finding out what stories and facts I would discover about my roots or ancestors during my journey.
In this blog, I'll be sharing some of the things I discovered along the way, including some of the "how-to's" of genealogy with an emphasis on African-American genealogy; however, discovering your family starts off basically the same for everyone. Well that's all for now, but I hope you'll check back periodically to see what I've posted about my discovery of "from whence I came" and along the way, entice you to get excited about "discovering you are by knowing from whence you came!"
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| My Grand Uncle and Grand Aunt |
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| Dressed in their Sunday Best! How Adorable! |
Genealogy is for everyone! Remember, one day your descendants might be researching you!!
