Below are 15 Family History Quotes that remind us of the importance of family and those who came before us. As a Family History Video producer, these quotes are especially meaningful to the families whose stories I preserve for younger generations to know.
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Family History Quotes
- There are only two lasting bequests we can give our children – one is roots, and the other, wings. – Hodding S. Carter
- Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can’t remember who we are or why we’re here. – Sue Monk Kidd
- Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell. – Louisa May Alcott
- Those who do not look upon themselves as a link, connecting the past with the future, do not perform their duty to the world. – Daniel Webster
- If you don’t know history, you don’t know anything. You are a leaf that doesn’t know it is part of a tree. – Michael Crichton
- I am bound to them though I cannot look into their eyes or hear their voices. I honor their history. I cherish their lives. I will tell their story. I will remember them for I am the result of the very love, struggle, sacrifice and journey of thousands. – Unknown
- Remember me in the family tree; my name, my days, my strife. Then I’ll ride upon the wings of time and live an endless life. – Linda Goetsch
- Like branches on a tree, our lives may grow in different directions yet our roots remain as one. – Unknown
- My ancestors are always with me. So I am never alone. – Unknown
- He who has no fools, knaves, or beggars in his family was begot by a flash of lightning. – Old English Proverb
- To forget one’s ancestors is to be a brook without a source, a tree without a root. – Chinese Proverb.
- There is no king who has not had a slave among his ancestors, and no slave who has not had a king among his. – Helen Keller
- It is a desirable thing to be well-descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors. – Plutarch
- You live as long as you are remembered. – Russian Proverb
- We are braver and wiser because they existed, those strong women and strong men… We are who we are because they were who they were. It’s wise to know where you come from, who called your name. – Maya Angelou
For questions to ask your parents or grandparents to learn about your family history, visit my post: ‘25 Legacy Questions’.
For tips on interviewing a parent or grandparent, visit my post: ‘Interviewing a Grandparent’.
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