Be a Family Historian: How I Became One

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In 1985 my grandmother passed away. As my sisters and I sorted through
and organized her photos and her photo albums, I was suddenly struck
by the realization that I didn't know all that much about my
grandparents and their history. When I was a child I would listen
curiously as my aunts and grandma talked about the "old country" and
always found myself wondering where the "old country" was.
Here were pictures of people and events that were not "documented", no
dates, no names; nothing. That was the beginning of my passion for the
past. How about you, are you interested in preserving your family's
history?
Old Documents and Photos tell a Story
Do you have any old photographs or documents, perhaps from your grand-
parents, or great-grandparents? Birth certificates and immigration and
naturalization papers, blood donor certificates, marriage certificates
are all a wonderful source of history and stories.
When I first discovered this untapped resource in my own family it was
a little overwhelming, here were all these documents, with the most
precious of all, a certificate to my grandparents, in recognition for
their contribution to Alberta's heritage; signed by the Premier Peter
Lougheed, and it took me a long time learn how to organize and store
all this information....

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