A thought:
If you write a two hundred page book of your life, how many of your descendants/relatives will read it? How many of them will even be interested enough to pick it up?
And, if you are dead anyway, do you really care?
I’m not even sure I have the answers to these questions…but if you’re doing genealogy research, what sort of genealogy legacy do you want to leave behind? Or do you care what happens to your research after you pass?
Are you writing the stories in the hopes that just one person will read them? Or are you writing them for yourself because you enjoy it?
I’m not certain I have answers this morning, but I do apparently have questions.
One response
Hi Michael,
I’ve been considering these questions for awhile now myself as I prepare to write something about my family’s history. I am going to add in any history I can find that occurred during someone’s life and any weather events that may have affected them. I’m looking into inventions and everyday life to bring my ancestors to life. At recent family events, I’ve shared a bit about an ancestor and what their life may have been like and some in the family seem to enjoy it. In the end, I’ve concluded that whatever I write will be for me as a way to honor my ancestors and the life they’ve given me. I am enjoying getting to know each one, and imagining their life with its joys and struggles. Should any of my descendants be interested in the future I will be thrilled, but I am not counting on it. I am doing it more for me.