October 2024

FAMILY HISTORY MONTH
WRITING YOUR ANCESTORS’ STORIES

• Imagine one of your ancestors. What do you wish you knew about them, their life, their world? Write a letter telling them this.

• Choose an ancestor you’ve heard stories about and tell what you know of the story. Use your imagination to fill in the blanks.

• What favorite recipes have passed down through your family? Describe these foods, the times of the year or events when they were or are still served, the preparation and eating of them.

• Tell a secret, real or imagined, that was kept by one of your ancestors. Why was it kept a secret?

• Write a diary page from one of your ancestor’s diaries. Include observations about their daily life, the weather, their work, who lives in the home, what they do in the evenings or on Sundays.

• If an ancestor wrote you a letter, what would they say to you? In the voice of your ancestor write a letter addressed to you.