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Family History Month

Each year, the United States designates October as Family History Month. This year, the Senate reissued the designation. This act recognizes the growing popularity of genealogy--over 80 million genealogists strong! It is one of America's favorite hobbies--and the Internet has played a big role in increasing it's numbers. The need to preserve one's heritage is strong in these modern times. Those 80 million folks are searching for ways to locate and preserve their heritage. They include family trees, video taped interviews, photo albums, family websites, oral histories, and so forth.

In essence, by working on your family tree, you honor your heritage every day. By filling in a name, date, and place on your pedigree, you ensure that another person will not be forgotten. They will be remembered though they may have been paupers instead of princes. Below are a few suggested activities that will help plan your observance of Family History Month.

Family History Fair

Cemetery History

Inheritable Diseases in a Family

Journal in a Jar

Migration Map

My Life in Pictures

Reenactment Program

Remembering (Great) Grandparents

Study a Migration Trail

"Talking Tombstones"

Treasure Album

Unit Plan for "My Roots"

Veteran's Day Memorial

Write Your Autobiography