2. What is genealogy?
a record or account of the ancestry and
descendant of a person, family, group, etc.
In other words, genealogy is research into your
family history! Where your family originated from!
3. Why should we know our
genealogy?
Curiosity
Deeper appreciation of history
Interest in geography
4. Why should we know our
genealogy?
Curiosity
According to genealogy.com, 60% of all Americans are
interested in tracing their roots
One day you may just want to know where your family
came from!
5. Why should we know our
genealogy?
Deeper appreciation of
history
Discovering a family
member who was
involved in historical
event
Will create more
interest in subject
Make you want to
learn more about
event and also family
6. Why should we know our
genealogy?
To have more knowledge about geography
7. Genealogy/geography
project
Today’s assignment: Next class:
Talk to parents about We will go to the
genealogy computer center and
Get any information log in to genealogical
about your family
history that they have research website
Record any names You MUST have
related to your family names to look up
Talk with relatives
Visit local genealogical
research center
9. Geography of student
genealogy graph
What does it mean?
The majority of students in
our class come from a Geography of student genealogy
different origin than
England, Ireland, and
11. Geography
presentations
Now it’s time to learn about the land that you are
from!
For presentation:
Give background of the country of origin in which
your family history resides
Historical events
Food
Culture
Currency
Geographic details (cold and wet, dry and humid, etc.)
Random facts
12. Works Cited Page
http://www.societies.cam.ac.uk/cuhags/info/what
is_g.htm
http://www.smgf.org/pages/genealogy.jspx
http://www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Bunting.html
http://www.genealogyintime.com/GenealogyReso
urces/Articles/why_genealogy_is_important_page1.
html
http://www.squidoo.com/whyisgenealogyimporta
nt
