Nikki Freestone Sorensen

A family history enthusiast and teacher, I have been researching and preserving family stories for over forty years. I find this African proverb inspiring:

“When an old man (or woman) dies, a library burns to the ground.”

I believe connecting with ancestors provides us with a sense of identity. We learn new perspectives and gain insights from them. Family stories inspire and strengthen us to meet life’s challenges.

For people with a difficult family history, consider the advice of George Bernard Shaw:

If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance.”

I recommend visiting the following to help you find and preserve your own family history:

familysearch.org

ancestry.com

storycorps.com

rootstech.org