Genealogies

Genealogy Detective

One way to help break down the walls between us is to understand that many of our ancestors come from the same places. Do you know what cultures you are from? Are you part Irish or mostly German? Did your grandparents or great-grandparents immigrate to your country? How can you find out?

There is really no way to be completely sure where your very first ancestors came from, but some scientists think that all people came originally from Africa. So how did they get all over the world? Well, back then there was a land bridge connecting Asia and North America, so they walked to Asia, Europe, and the Americas! That's about ten thousand miles of walking! Over time, the land bridge split up, and there was no way for people like Columbus to know that the Americas existed. Isn't it cool thinking that maybe we're all from the same continent? Even though we all originally came from the same place, now there are differences in the way we look depending on where our more recent ancestors are came from and who our parents are. If you find out where your parents and grandparents came from you just might discover that you are the same culture that you might be trying to avoid. Genealogy is the study of a person's ancestors (or offsprings). "Family" Tree Become your own genealogy detective by creating a family tree. Ask your parents, grandparents, and relatives where they came from, when they were born, and when they died.