Children should consider having their family history written

This can be a great blessing to the living family members and those who come after them. The readers of the history can learn from the events, thoughts, and growth in the lives of the subject family members, even from those things that may otherwise seem trivial.

Among the strong reasons to create a family history are the following:

• People want to know who the subject family members are and where they come from.
• A family history can help the living family members gain knowledge and appreciation for those who have gone before them, where and how they lived, why they made the choices they made, and how they shaped the family’s future.
• It will help the living family members gain greater understanding of themselves and how they fit in the overall picture of their family.
• It will help preserve family stories for future generations.

The usual sources of family history information are living relatives of the subjects, who may remember events in the lives of people in the history as well as friends, neighbors, work associates, or others who might have known something about them.

In addition, the book touches on the geographic area where the subjects lived and about the weather, politics, world and community events that had a direct effect on them. Also included are details of illnesses and cause of death.

ProficiencyPlus assists and trains persons who wish to write family histories or biographies for their own families or others. Send a message to grpira@gmail or WhatsApp +63 916 299 0625.