11 February 2026

Genealogy Life Lessons

Every so often, a quote or post resonates in the deepest crevices of my mind. It whispers to the very depths of my genealogy loving soul. When I hear this little voice, I know I need to save the words to re-read time and time again. I affectionately call these my "Genealogy Life Lessons".

Below are my favorites. I hope you'll read and enjoy these as much as I do.

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I’m Done Being Mad at Genealogy by Will Moneymaker on AncestralFindings


“We all grow up with the weight of history on us. Our ancestors dwell in the attics of our brains as they do in the spiraling chains of knowledge hidden in every cell of our bodies.”
~~Shirley Abbott 

 "We are braver and wiser because they existed, those strong women and strong men...We are who we are because they were who they were. It's wise to know where you come from, who called your name."
~~Maya Angelou 

 “The world is shaped by two things – stories told and the memories they leave behind.” 
~~Vera Nazarian. Dreams of the Compass Rose

“If you don’t recount your family history, it will be lost. Honor your own stories and tell them too. The tales may not seem very important, but they are what binds families and makes each of us who we are.”
~~Madeleine L'Engle 

“History remembers only the celebrated, genealogy remembers them all."
~~Laurence Overmire, One Immigrant's Legacy: The Overmyer Family in America, 1751-2009: A Biographical Record of Revolutionary War Veteran Capt. John George Overmire and His Descendants

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