Family History has become the number one Hobby in the United States.. Why is this so? Because it touches so many areas of our lives we might want to remember.

How can you get involved in Family History? Well, there are actually many different activities you can become involved with, spanning all but the youngest age groups. The following is a sample listing.

Remember, Family History is not just about old, dead ancestors, it is also about documenting the thoughts, feelings and activities of your life for future generations.

- Keep a diary.

- Keep a family photo album (scrapbooking).

- Create a Family Organization.

- Have Family Reunions.

- Publish an Annual Family Newsletter.

- Collect Family Histories from the extended Family and publish in a bound Family History volume.

- Create a Personal Family Crest.

- Create a Personal Family Flag.

- Read your ancestor's journals to your children.

- Collect antiques from your ancestors or relatives

- Video tape your Parent's life stories before they die.

- Play a family remembrance game:
- Every member of the Family must relate a story or anecdote before continuing to the next member in a circle. The member with the best story wins.

- Tell the kids something about their early lives they may not remember. If they don't remember, they are "it" and have to relate something they think another member of the family doesn't remember.

- Have family members tell a story about themselves that really happened, but put it in a very different setting, such as on the moon or in Midevil times.

- Visit the cemetery an ancestor was buried in and make a charcoal sketch of the gravestone.

- Write to distant relatives and ask them what they know about the family.

- Hold a Family History Fun Night with fun activities for all ages, labeled for a genealogical theme.

- Visit websites that offer advice for beginning genealogists, such as http://www.LeeSysInfo.com.

- Solve Family History puzzles

- Use http://www.LeeSysInfo.com.

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