Below are 18 great Family History Quotes that remind us of the importance of what came before us. These family history quotes encourage us to connect our past with our present and to remember our ancestors and the impact they have had on who we are today.. Do you know your parent’s, grandparents and ancestor’s stories?
As a Legacy Video producer helping families preserve their stories and history for younger generations to know, these quotes are deeply meaningful….
Family History Quotes
- Preserve your memories, keep them well, what you forget you can never retell. – Louisa May Alcott
- 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
- Walking, I am listening in a deeper way. Suddenly all my ancestors are behind me. Be still, they say. Watch and listen. You are the result of the love of thousands. ~ Linda Hogan
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Like branches on a tree, our lives may grow in different directions yet our roots remain as one. – Unknown
- To forget one’s ancestors is to be a brook without a source, a tree without a root. –Chinese 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
- My ancestors are always with me. So I am never alone. – Unknown
- We all carry inside us, people who came before us. ~ Liam Callanan
- 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
- If you look deeply into the palm of your hands, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
- 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
- There are only two lasting bequests we can give our children – one is roots, and the other, wings. – Hodding S. Carter
- It is a desirable thing to be well-descended, but the glory belongs to our ancestors. – Plutarch
- He who has no fools, knaves, or beggars in his family was begot by a flash of lightning. – Old English Proverb
- You live as long as you are remembered. – Russian Proverb
For questions to ask you parent or grandparent to learn more about their life story and your family history, visit my post: ’25 Legacy Questions’.
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About Susan Saunders
Susan is a Legacy Video producer, helping families preserve their stories for younger generations to know. Since 2008, Susan has run Family Tree Video, capturing family stories and history in Video Biographies, Family History Videos, Video Memoirs and more.