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The thing that interests me most about family history is the gap between the things we think we know about our families and the realities.

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

Family dynamics are true over time, across generations and different cultures.

Knowing more about family history is the single biggest predictor of a child's emotional well-being. Grandparents can play a special role in this process, too.

It's really important to recognize that family life in America has changed pretty dramatically.

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

History is history.

Sometimes history takes things into its own hands.

I feel like history is about going and discovering the great human stories that just are every bit as relevant as anything that's going on today.

History is more interesting than most people think.