tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post4805275138513869104..comments2024-03-26T12:01:39.690-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: Genealogy is History Made PersonalJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-88044474226353778202017-01-11T14:18:18.389-08:002017-01-11T14:18:18.389-08:00I have always loved history but my family history ...I have always loved history but my family history research really brought it alive. I love the image of one big panoramic soap opera interrupted by "meanwhile, back at the ranch." Too true. HistoryExplorerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17781698425518975432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-3838624362301554612016-03-10T07:35:13.046-08:002016-03-10T07:35:13.046-08:00I'm with Far Side - and add to the learning ab...I'm with Far Side - and add to the learning about the events - something more insightful - like what can learn from them.<br /><br />For instance, learning WWI took place and perhaps about when (early 1900s) is fine - but what might that horror teach us?Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-84049531846018405682016-03-09T21:23:55.095-08:002016-03-09T21:23:55.095-08:00Seems in my New York high school's rush to tea...Seems in my New York high school's rush to teach to the test (the Regents' exams), we never got to those stories...at least, not the interesting ones. It seemed history class was one big litany of wars and dates of people dying :(Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-67838145325218947092016-03-09T20:57:23.442-08:002016-03-09T20:57:23.442-08:00I always liked history, not the dates and memoriza...I always liked history, not the dates and memorization so much but what happened and the stories:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.com