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Geneology

I held a class with for grandparents who wanted to document important events and important family members for their children and grandchildren. One lady had researched her family back four generations. Others wanted to tell the story of their family's heritage. Writing about your parents and grandparents or however far back you can remember is a wonderful treasure for your kids. Finding out where family members were born and raised, jobs they held, schools they attended, etc. is interesting for younger family members to read about. By the same token, having younger family members interview older family members is also a great way to document important family information. Kids can develop questions and then tape record the answers from older relatives. They will not only have the information, they will also have the audio. Putting the information into a booklet or family album can be a great gift. Add pictures and this will be a treasure.