We're Ba-a-a-ack!
We're home. Twelve days, 2500 miles, 15 relatives. And a desk buried in mail when we returned. Not to mention about 200 emails.
We spent two days at my in-laws sorting old pictures with my mother-in-law and my daughter. Three generations listening to stories of a wooden shoe factory in Sweden, her father's arrival at Ellis Island, and growing up in the 30's and 40's in New York.
It was fascinating.
Go. Visit your oldest relatives while you can. Hear their stories. Preserve your family's history. A family tree is great, but it just knowing the names can't tell you the tales. So do it while you can.
It's the best use of your travel time, especially if you can get three or four generations together.
Remember, life is a journey - travel first class!
We spent two days at my in-laws sorting old pictures with my mother-in-law and my daughter. Three generations listening to stories of a wooden shoe factory in Sweden, her father's arrival at Ellis Island, and growing up in the 30's and 40's in New York.
It was fascinating.
Go. Visit your oldest relatives while you can. Hear their stories. Preserve your family's history. A family tree is great, but it just knowing the names can't tell you the tales. So do it while you can.
It's the best use of your travel time, especially if you can get three or four generations together.
Remember, life is a journey - travel first class!
posted by Ed and Ruth at 11:00 PM
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