Family Ties

10/6/2020

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?

60 Comments

Nicki

10/6/2020 12:12:15 pm

I know absolutely nothing about my heritage, except for that I am white. And I do think that it Is important to know. I just dont.

Avery Cole

10/6/2020 12:12:22 pm

I don’t know how far back my heritage goes but I am German, Swedish, Irish and Cherokee. I believe it is important to know your heritage because you get see where your ancestors came from and appreciate the hard work it took to get where we are now.

Nicki

10/6/2020 12:12:44 pm

That's cool

Tori

10/6/2020 12:14:35 pm

I agree with knowing where we come from and knowing our heritage.

Colton

10/6/2020 12:26:25 pm

Very cool i am also largley cherokee

Caden

10/6/2020 12:12:31 pm

On both sides of my family, my ancestors came from either Scotland or Ireland just a handful of generations back, it’s important to know family history and ancestry because you can pass that information on to future generations

Karissa

10/6/2020 12:13:36 pm

Super cool!

Gage

10/6/2020 12:16:09 pm

That’s sweet

Sammy

10/6/2020 12:16:12 pm

I forgot Ireland on mine, very cool.

Wyatt Linger

10/6/2020 12:16:46 pm

That’s so cool!

Karissa

10/6/2020 12:12:50 pm

The only thing that I know about my family history is that on my moms side I am Italian, German, and British. On my dads side my great great grandfather traveled alone by horses at age 16 from the south and came to Manan Idaho and raised a family and grew crops.

Nicki

10/6/2020 12:13:26 pm

That is super interesting.

Gage

10/6/2020 12:16:42 pm

Dang that’s sweet

Taylee Matthews

10/6/2020 12:14:28 pm

Dude that’s cool

Caden

10/6/2020 12:17:49 pm

Sweeeeeet

Brooke

10/6/2020 12:19:50 pm

No way that’s super cool👍🏿

Sammy

10/6/2020 12:12:55 pm

My family has kept a fairly good record book of our heritage. We came from Italy predominetly, but others places like Germany, and Sweden. I think it is important because ot connects you to your past.

Lexi A

10/6/2020 12:15:20 pm

I agree it can connect us to someone we don’t know

Avery Cole

10/6/2020 12:17:12 pm

That’s really cool!

Lani

10/6/2020 12:18:19 pm

That's a good point that it connects people

Colton

10/6/2020 12:27:44 pm

Thats so cool that you have written records.

Kendall

10/6/2020 12:13:08 pm

My family is Armenian, Norwegian, German, and Irish. My sister and I are both 50% Irish. We go pretty far back to our family history. We can from Ireland, Norway and Germany I think. I think it’s important because we should all learn about our past and who we are actually related too because it’s an amazing thing to know for when you get older in the future.

Sammy

10/6/2020 12:17:10 pm

That's true, we can pass it down even further.

Tori

10/6/2020 12:13:09 pm

I don’t know how far back my heritage goes back. But I do know that on my dad’s side I am German and on my mom sides I am mix of Sweden and Norwegian.

Lexi A

10/6/2020 12:16:01 pm

I never would’ve guessed Norwegian

Avery Cole

10/6/2020 12:16:48 pm

That’s cool!

Wyatt Linger

10/6/2020 12:17:43 pm

Norwegian is so cool!

Lexi A

10/6/2020 12:14:08 pm

I don’t know much about where my family came from. I do know on my fathers side there is Native American and German history. On my moms side there is also German and British. I would like to know more about my family history and I think it is both fun and important to know about your family history.

Kendall

10/6/2020 12:15:29 pm

That’s cool

Matt Baldwin

10/6/2020 12:14:17 pm

I think it is very important to know your family history. I myself dont know much past my great great grandfather on my father and mothers side. I know I am mostly of German descent

Jordan

10/6/2020 12:17:52 pm

That's pretty cool.

Emily

10/6/2020 12:14:38 pm

I dint k ow my family heratige but I think its important if you do know because it kinda bring you close to you family and ancestors and helps you appreciate what they did to get were you are today.

Gage Bill

10/6/2020 12:14:41 pm

I don’t really know my family heritage. The farthest I know back of my family is they are all from Wisconsin. I don’t know where they came from other than the U.S. it probably is important to know where my roots are!

Taylee Matthews

10/6/2020 12:16:23 pm

All from Wisconsin ??? Dang

Brooke

10/6/2020 12:20:48 pm

Didn’t see that one coming.

Wyatt Linger

10/6/2020 12:14:57 pm

My family originated in Germany and England. The Linger side of my family came over from Germany during the revolutionary war to fight against the Americans and then turned on Britain and joined the U.S. his name was William Linger The Jones side of my family came to America from England’s during the 1800s. Hi sorry name was Thomas E. Jones. It is important to understand your ancestors history so that you know where you come from and it’s a connection and respect towards those before us. That way we also may be respected and have a connection with those after us who remember us.

Anthony

10/6/2020 12:17:20 pm

William Linger sounds pretty cool!

Lani

10/6/2020 12:17:36 pm

That's really cool!

Anthony

10/6/2020 12:15:25 pm

I know a lot about my family history and the records on family search are very extensive. Most of my ancestors come from England and Ireland. I don't really know why its important to know ones family history. It's not all that applicable to current life.

Miriam

10/6/2020 12:21:18 pm

That is the same places my family is from.

Lani

10/6/2020 12:15:54 pm

I have no idea about my heritage. I think that it's not really a necessity to know your heritage but for those who do I'm glad they can celebrate it and find people through it.

Jordan

10/6/2020 12:16:30 pm

I don't know what my family heritage is except that on my dad's side we are part Danish and I don't know about my mom's side. I think it's important to know our heritage because I think it's pretty cool to know where we come from.

Anthony

10/6/2020 12:16:50 pm

William Linger sounds pretty cool.

Miriam

10/6/2020 12:17:01 pm

My heritage mainly comes from Europe. Most of my dads ancestors come from England but my moms come from Ireland and Norway. When my mom took a DNA test we found out that she is 70% Scandinavian. I think it is very important to know where you come from and how your family got to where you are now.

Faith

10/6/2020 12:21:01 pm

That’s awesome!!

Zane

10/6/2020 12:26:42 pm

Awesome that is

Colton

10/6/2020 12:17:28 pm

One of my great grandmas was largely native indian, my great grandpa on my dads side was largley german. My moms heritage is mostly german. My dads heritage consists largely of native indian and german l. My last name phillips points to German root as well as Jewish heritage.

Kendall

10/6/2020 12:18:32 pm

I never knew you were Jewish or Native American.

Jordan

10/6/2020 12:19:40 pm

That's pretty interesting.

William P

10/6/2020 12:18:06 pm

Not very far, I know that my father’s ancestors settled some of the valley north of Downata hot springs and Downey Idaho. I’ve been told by my mother’s mother that we are made up of German, English, and some other lineages.

In some ways, yes, knowledge of one’s ancestry is important, as you can learn wether or not you are at risk for a specific ailment, and know why you are the way you are.

Brooke

10/6/2020 12:18:23 pm

I don’t know that much about my family’s heritage. Though my dads side is from German and my moms side is British. I think it’s pretty important to know your ancestry because it’s kind of cool to know where you are from and what your ancestors went through.

Emma Dahle

10/15/2020 02:02:58 pm

Why is important to know your ancestry?

Taylee Matthews

10/6/2020 12:18:42 pm

Honestly I don’t know much about my heritage. I know I have some German just cause my grandma always talks about her heritage to us. But it is important to know these things because they shape our lives.

Miriam

10/6/2020 12:19:29 pm

I hope you get to figure out where I’m Germany they are from!

Faith

10/6/2020 12:21:44 pm

That’s really interesting

Zane

10/6/2020 12:26:05 pm

That’s cool

Faith

10/6/2020 12:20:01 pm

I don’t know my family history well way back. My family members on my dads side where all born in Italy. My moms side is British and German. I think it is important to know your family history to be able to experience the cultures that your family did.

Zane

10/6/2020 12:25:37 pm

I’m not sure but I think we come from Germany Poland and Ireland. It’s Important o know who you came from.

Emma Dahle

10/15/2020 02:02:14 pm

That's awesome, my ancestors came Germany as well!

Emma Dahle

10/15/2020 01:54:16 pm

I know very little about my heritage, I am Germany mixed with the littlest bit of Native American. I don’t know specifics of where they came from all I can do is just guess the country they came from. I don’t think it’s as important as it uses to be because now they go off where you were born. Now ancestry is mainly used as a conversation starter or just a fascinating fact.

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