When the man that raised me passed away it became clear that I didn't know much about him or my mother. How they grew up, who their ancestors were, and if there were any traditions we participated in that had been passed down or not. I couldn't recall any family stories to tell my daughter like her friends had about their families so I decided to find out and joined Ancestry. While researching my family tree I realized that my family didn't keep records very well and I decided to change that. One way to do this was to become a member of Find A Grave and slowly put the pieces together like a puzzle, which is one of our favorite past times.

When the man that raised me passed away it became clear that I didn't know much about him or my mother. How they grew up, who their ancestors were, and if there were any traditions we participated in that had been passed down or not. I couldn't recall any family stories to tell my daughter like her friends had about their families so I decided to find out and joined Ancestry. While researching my family tree I realized that my family didn't keep records very well and I decided to change that. One way to do this was to become a member of Find A Grave and slowly put the pieces together like a puzzle, which is one of our favorite past times.