Traveling to the “Mother Land”

Have you ever been curious about your family tree? Have you tried to find out where your ancestors are from? Where you roots began? Imagine if you always thought you were of German decent, but you discovered you were really of Italian descent or Asian descent? Pretty crazy, huh? It is fun to go back into your family’s history and see who the mother of your great great great grandmother was! Maybe you have some things in common with her, even though you’ve never met and are separated by three or four generations! Part of the experience of learning who your ancestors were is going to the country they were from, the “mother country”. Traveling to your “mother country” can provide a wealth of information and you can typically find a deeper knowledge on your ancestors, that you might not be able to find where you live. One amazing part of going to visit your “mother country” is going to see your ancestor’s homestead. It may still be the same and you could see how they lived many years ago. Perhaps there has been construction and development and now it’s a new shopping mall! It’s always an adventure to go see a new country, especially, if it’s one where your family came from! One thing you should definitely take with you when visiting your “mother country” is a camera! You don’t want to miss out on taking pictures of anything! If your ancestors’ business or house is still standing you will definitely want to take a picture of that! Also, bring a notepad to take notes of anything new that you learned from your family history while you are at the “mother country”. Well, nowadays you can jot down notes on your phone or tablet, so you can do that as well or some people just prefer to take mental notes! Regardless of what form of note taking you decide on, make sure you do it! Lastly, you want to take your family members with you! Obviously not the whole herd, but maybe your parents, siblings or grandparents to share that wonderful experience with you! Look into your family tree and explore your “mother country”!