33 of the Best Activities for Families to Understand & Connect to Their Ancestors

Genealogy is more than gathering names and dates of dead people. It’s going on a treasure hunt with your family and uncovering hidden gems about people from your past that help you understand who they were and what made them tick. Hours of planning or reinventing the wheel are not required—just an interest in connecting information that links the past to the present using daily activities with your family. For instance, going on a hike or nature walk? Be your ancestor and read important signs found in nature. What are nature’s best toys your ancestors played with and why they are still popular with kids today? Planting a garden? Connect to your ancestors and grow herbs and veggies they grew. Want to learn a new skill from the past? Discover how they created fabrics from shearing to spinning, to dyeing and weaving. Uncover unusual concoctions they mixed for skincare and medicinal herbs and remedies for healing. What different types of handiwork did they create that we imitate today? And what were the holiday traditions, tea parties, and festivities that added fun and meaning to their lives—and are still copied today all over the world? No matter where your ancestors come from—the traditions, celebrations, and everyday happenings are universally practiced and can be applied to the simplest of daily activities. Discover how to put a 21st-century spin on the past as you replicate 33 fun, educational, and hands-on activities with your families to remember your ancestors.

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