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History is very much bound up in family experience.

I find my husband's family history fascinating, as they can trace the family lineage back to ancestors who fought, and died, in the first battle of the Revolution, as well as to many other interesting people.

One of the things that's important about family is the narrative history they create for themselves.

Every child growing up will look to their parents, my mother and my father. My grandmother lived with us. I picked up quite a bit of family lore and history from her, which was interesting.

My family history, like that of many Polish, German and Jewish families from Central Europe in the 20th century, is complex.

It's very strange that most people don't care if their knowledge of their family history only goes back three generations.

I know from growing up in the spotlight, as it were, that the most important thing is your family.

I think more about the family now. That's an interesting progression for me.

I don't have the best family history heart-wise, so I really try to keep my heart strong.

I've always been fascinated by family ancestry.