Family Ties

9/25/2018

Daily Literary Quote
“My father used to say that stories are part of the most precious heritage of mankind.”
-Tahir Shah
Journal Prompt
Discuss your family heritage. How far back do you know your family history? What countries do they come from? Is it important to know your ancestry? Why or why not?

55 Comments

Joe

9/25/2018 10:07:22 am

I don’t know much about my family we come from America as far as I know.

Robyn

9/25/2018 10:10:08 am

Do you know anything about were your family immigrated from originally?

Aimee

9/25/2018 10:12:20 am

Do you think it’s important to know where you come from?

Nate

9/25/2018 10:12:38 am

Yeah I’m from America too

Will

9/25/2018 10:14:11 am

Do you know anything about your ancestors

Konner

9/25/2018 10:14:22 am

Straight America awesome

Nate

9/25/2018 10:07:43 am

I’m pretty sure I can trace my family history to the 15 or 1600’s. We’re from Germany and Ireland. It’s important to know who you are cause it can help you in life.

Sarah

9/25/2018 10:09:56 am

How does it help you in life?

Aimee

9/25/2018 10:10:26 am

How does it help you personally, Nate?

Robyn

9/25/2018 10:10:53 am

How does it help you through life?

Nick

9/25/2018 10:12:33 am

Yeah Nate how does it help you.

Cherish

9/25/2018 10:07:59 am

I don’t really know a lot of my family history other than my great grandparents on my dad’s side moved from Germany in the early 1900’s. I know that my family shares German, Irish, Swedish, Hispanic, Scottish, and Dutch backgrounds. I think it is important that we know our ancestry because it’s who and what we are made up of. Without it, we would essentially all be the same with no uniqueness.

Kayla

9/25/2018 10:09:57 am

That is so true. I never thought about how unique our background can be and make us who we are.

Sarah

9/25/2018 10:14:06 am

Hey, our families come from a lot of the same places!

Katelyn

9/25/2018 10:14:41 am

Our heritage makes us unique, insightful point to make. That’s a good way to put it.

Hailey Jo

9/25/2018 10:22:39 am

I agree, it’s important to know the ancestry and I wish I knew more about mine.

Aimee

9/25/2018 10:08:12 am

My moms side of the family came from Ireland and my dads side of the family came from Wales. My family knows a lot more of our family history than I do. They can trace it back many generations but I don’t personally know very much about any of it. I think it is somewhat important just because it’s good to know where you came from but I also don’t think it’s a big deal if you don’t know any of your heritage. I don’t think it will affect your life too much if you don’t know.

Kelsey

9/25/2018 10:12:00 am

I agree with you about knowing or not knowing about your heritage.

Hailey Jo

9/25/2018 10:24:11 am

Knowing your heritage would definitely be cool but yes it won’t affect you too much if you don’t

Kayla

9/25/2018 10:08:19 am

I only know half of my family heritage. I don’t really know much about it though. I know I have many countries mixed but the main one I remember is English. I think that it’s important to know some of your family history because then you know where you came from.

Robyn

9/25/2018 10:08:45 am

I know back to my great grandmother, but that’s it. According to my grandma, our family comes from Czechoslovakia and Germany. I don’t think it’s imperative to know your family history, but it can give you kind of a sense of identity.

Cherish

9/25/2018 10:10:45 am

Do you think it’s important to know your identity? Without it would t we all be the same in a sense if we couldn’t identify ourselves individually?

Kiana Farnworth

9/25/2018 10:15:52 am

I agree that understanding your heritage can give a sense of identity.

Sarah

9/25/2018 10:08:51 am

I can name a good portion of my family going back to my great grandparents. We come from North America, Britain, Germany, Ireland, Scotland, and Switzerland. It is necessary to know about your family because it tells you where you come from, plus it’s helpful for medical reasons.

Katelyn

9/25/2018 10:11:52 am

Medical reasons, didn’t think of that but it is definitely necessary to know.

Kelsey

9/25/2018 10:08:57 am

I know back to my great grandparents but that’s all the further back I know. I don’t know what country we came from. In some cases it could be important to know your ancestry but I do not.

Connor bor

9/25/2018 10:09:04 am

My family comes from the United Kingdom and Northern Europe. It can be important to know your ancestry. Because it’s important to know where you and your family come from but it’s not something you need to know.

Kayla

9/25/2018 10:11:25 am

It’s not a need to know but I think it’s a should know.

James

9/25/2018 10:13:18 am

I agree.

Nutt

9/25/2018 10:09:13 am

I don’t know my family history as much as I’d like to. I know my dad’s side is Scottish/Irish and my mom’s side is heavily Cherokee. I believe it is crucial to know your origins as they helped shape who you are as an individual. Also knowing the culture and traditions of your origins can be fun as well as educational.

Cherish

9/25/2018 10:12:32 am

I agree. Knowing where you came from gives you a sense of uniqueness as well as a personal identity.

Will

9/25/2018 10:15:08 am

I agree with you about knowing about your origin

James

9/25/2018 10:09:19 am

My ancestors were from Scotland, Germany, and Italy. Most of my ancestors moved to America in the mid-late 1800s. I don’t think that it is important to know your ancestry in day to day life, but it is a nice thing to know.

Connor

9/25/2018 10:11:41 am

Fascinating, I said the same thing

Brook

9/25/2018 10:09:33 am

I don’t know anything about my family except that my dads from Germany

Alexis Anderson

9/25/2018 10:16:05 am

Do you think that knowing that helps you in everyday life?

Katelyn

9/25/2018 10:10:16 am

I can trace back my family heritage after the colonial era. They come from Scandinavia, Scottish, Irish, and German. It is important to know about your ancestry because when you learn about your ethnicity, you learn more about yourself that is deeply rooted by blood and you can read about your ancestors’ stories.

Kiana Farnworth

9/25/2018 10:18:56 am

I agree, it’s nice to learn about our ethnicity.

Nick heble

9/25/2018 10:10:34 am

I’ve never really looked into my family’s history. But no I don’t think it’s important it would just be cool to know.

Brandon Westfall

9/25/2018 10:11:26 am

My family comes from Finland and Germany. I don’t think it’s important

Connor

9/25/2018 10:12:26 am

Why is it not important

Nutt

9/25/2018 10:13:08 am

Why don’t you think that information about your origins is important?

Nick

9/25/2018 10:13:53 am

Good response

Jennifer

9/25/2018 10:11:33 am

My family heritage dates back a hot while ago, and we came from the Netherlands. I suppose it is important for some people to know but I personally don’t care about mine.

Nate

9/25/2018 10:15:16 am

A hot while ago? It usually is quite important to know who you are

Konner

9/25/2018 10:15:29 am

Never would have guessed the never lands

Konner

9/25/2018 10:12:48 am

I don’t no much about my families history other than my last name originated from Finland. Yes it is important to no your family history so you no where your from when people ask.

Nutt

9/25/2018 10:16:48 am

Knowing your family origins can strike up a good conversation as people you meet usually have different and unique origins.

Jennifer

9/25/2018 10:17:42 am

If you don’t know about your history where do you say you come from when someone asks?

Saymen Clifton

9/25/2018 10:12:57 am

I don’t know much about my family heritage all I know is just my grandparents. Yeah it’s really important to know where your ancestors come from because in the future you can tell your family about ancestors origins.

Alexis Anderson

9/25/2018 10:18:12 am

I love hearing stories about my family that has passed and I definitely am going to pass on stories that I have of my grandparents!

Will

9/25/2018 10:12:58 am

My family’s heritage is Italian, German, and Irish. I only know my grandparents heritage. I think it is important to know your family’s heritage so you know where your family comes from.

Alexis Anderson

9/25/2018 10:13:26 am

My family heritage is very limited on my mother’s side of our family but very strenuous. I am Native American, German and French, I get these traits from my mom’s side and I get German, Irish and Norwegian from my dad’s side. Most of my ancestors are immigrants, excluding my great grandmother’s family. It is very amusing to me to find where I come from, so it is important to me. Knowing my heritage helps me better understand what I have a higher chance of receiving, i.e. heart problems, cancer and certain addictions.

Kiana Farnworth

9/25/2018 10:13:32 am

My ancestors actually come from a lot of different cultures and countries, I really don’t know to what extent though. I know that I have Mexican, French , German, Native American, and Greek roots. I know of some others but it’s a really long list so I’ll spare you. My great Nana And Tata on my Mom’s side came to the United States in 1955 from Mexico. I don’t really know when My Dad’s side migrated. I feel personally that it is important to understand our heritage and ancestry because it’s a part of our being. I know that it bugs me that I don’t know to much about my Mexican culture and language, it feels as if I’m not worthy of my heritage because I don’t know enough about it.

Hailey Jo

9/25/2018 10:21:08 am

I don’t know what country my family comes from or really any of my family heritage. I would like to look into it and spring out these things because it makes me who I am.

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