I always believe in a saying that whatever happened in the past has a great impact or influence on the future. No doubt why up until now, history is still part of studies – but do you know that you also have your personal history?
Have you ever wondered about your ancestors? Or have you ever heard something about your family history? If you haven’t, then now is the time for you to know the very importance of knowing your family timeline not only to you but also to the coming generations of your family. Don’t turn the page until you’re finished, your self-enlightenment is in your hands.
1. IT CREATES A BETTER AND STURDIER FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
Maybe right now, you’re having a little question in your mind on how could old documents and photos help in building a better foundation for your family’s expanding generations, right? Well, by continuously documenting and/or updating your family timeline, there would be more chance of having tons of proof and records of the ancestry.
The future generations can still have the assurance on where they came from, who were the people before them, and many more things to know about the bloodline. And that’s the use of all those old photos and documents that are kept from time to time.
2. IT SERVES AS AN ULTIMATE GUIDE TO KNOWING MORE ABOUT THE FAMILY HISTORY
Maybe for some people, knowing something about their family history isn’t a big deal or isn’t that kind of important thing to prioritize. Well, that’s entirely a wrong point of view or idealism – studying or knowing about family history is a significant thing for a great reason that it makes your whole existence matter and validated.
It serves as your record – and it’s like your data and files that need to be kept for future purposes. Remember that documenting a family timeline is not merely for your own sake but for the following generations as well. A well-organized family timeline is something that makes a person’s identity as a whole.
3. IT CREATES AND KEEPS THE BOND OF THE ENTIRE GENERATION
One thing that makes a family timeline significant is that it keeps the bond or the relations between the relatives. Being aware of your bloodline keeps you more updated who you’re related to and who are those people related to you.
Several families conduct annual family reunion to keep the bond stronger and alive. It’s a form of keeping the fire of relativity alive and keeps burning. Because you might not want to see yourself lost in the middle of nowhere without the knowledge of whom you can ask for help.
4. IT PRESERVES THE ENTIRE FLOW OF THE FAMILY TREE
Like what’s said earlier, a continuous and consistent documenting of family timeline preserves the family tree. It serves as the major record to see in times of having a question concerning the entire bloodline.
A well-preserved family tree is far way better than a dying one. The more the future generations know about where they came from, the more the family tree keeps going and growing effectively. Updating family tree from time to time can make future research easier and more credible.
5. IT IS A GREAT HELP FOR POSSIBLE FUTURE RESEARCH
Have you ever heard about genealogy research? If not, you might want to know what it is and how it’s related here in the topic. This type of research is the study and tracing of family ancestral history. This may be done with the use and help of well-kept historical records.
And no wonder why you need a well-updated and documented family timeline. Not only that it preserves the entire family history but it also proves that each person in the family tree is related. And most importantly, when the time comes that the future generations seek answers about their past of individuality, your recorded family timeline will be the major tool to make the research possibly be done.
So, does the information above ignite your interest in documenting your family timeline, or to at least know about it? Well, I hope it encourages you to do so. You must not stop in keeping the past connected with the future for it’s always a significant thing of your whole existence.
AUTHOR BIO:
Kath Ramirez is a writing enthusiast and is devoting herself in it since she had been their school’s newspaper editor-in-chief. Aside from writing, she loves dogs (she has four dogs in total), she loves calligraphy writing and scrapbooking. Kath is also engaged in exploring different places to stay for vacation or Holidays and a food addict. She is now a daytime writer for Worthington Clark Genealogy, a company in Australia who specifies in the field of genealogy.