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Welcome! Wondering about your heritage? Discovering your ancestors and their story is fascinating and fulfilling!

It develops resilience and a warm sense of belonging.

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How would you like to get started?  “In all of us there is a hunger, marrow-deep,

to know our heritage - to know who we are and where we have come from. Without this enriching knowledge, there is a hollow yearning. No matter what our attainments in life, there is still a vacuum, an emptiness, and the most disquieting loneliness.”'' ''

Alex Haley, author of Roots: The Saga of an American Family Research shows that ... Children who know a lot about their families:
 * Do better than other children when facing challenges.
 * Are more resilient, and have higher self-esteem.
 * Have a stronger sense of control over their lives.
 * Believe that their family functions successfully.
 * Feel that they belong to something larger than themselves.

“The Stories That Bind Us”, Bruce Feiler, New York Times, 3/15/2013



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