Honoring Our Ancestors: Inspiring Stories of the Quest for Our Roots [Paperback]

Megan Smolenyak (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2002

Honoring Our Ancestors has fifty stories that hold one common thread - the seemingly endless ways to creatively pay tribute to our ancestors. You'll find stories ranging from building an ancestral ship and quilting a family history, to commemoration an ancestral homeland with a museum and writing music to memorialize the past.

The heartwarming stories found within the pages of Honoring Our Ancestors are just what the family historian has always needed. They put life in the names and dates, and give us fifty more reasons to continue researching our past.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Megan Smolenyak has been an avid genealogist for more than three decades and is an expert at family history research. The lead researcher for the PBS A"ncestors" series, she is a contributing editor for "Heritage Quest" and the author of "Honoring Our Ancestors, In Search of Our Ancestors, "and "They Came to America," She currently resides in Williamsburg, VA.
Ann Turner was hooked on genealogy when she learned that her parents' ancestors had arrived in the United States on the same ship yet went their separate ways until her parents met 300 years later. She works at home, writing computer software and composing messages for the popular "Genealogy-DNA" mailing list. She currently resides in Menlo Park, California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 220 pages
• Publisher: Ancestry Publishing (August 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931279004
• ISBN-13: 978-1931279000
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #169,808 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #92 in Books > Education & Reference > Genealogy

More About the Author

Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak (yes, that's her real name) is a genealogical adventurer who loves solving mysteries, making unexpected discoveries and pushing the boundaries of conventional genealogy.

A popular writer, speaker and TV guest, Megan has appeared on Good Morning America, the Today Show, the Early Show, CNN, NPR and BBC. In addition to consulting on shows ranging from Who Do You Think You Are? to Top Chef, she is the author of six books, a Huffington Post contributor, a cold case researcher for the Army, NCIS and the FBI, and former Chief Family Historian and spokesperson for Ancestry.com.

Her most recent books are Hey, America, Your Roots Are Showing and Who Do You Think You Are?: The Essential Guide to Tracing Your Family History, companion guide to the NBC series.

You can find Megan online at the following sites:

* MeganSmolenyak.com (http://www.megansmolenyak.com)
* Honoring Our Ancestors (http://honoringourancestors.com)
* Huffington Post (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-smolenyak-smolenyak)
* Twitter (http://twitter.com/megansmolenyak)
* Facebook (http://facebook.com/smolenyak)
* LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/in/megansmolenyak)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Honoring Our Ancestors Is The Next Step, Must Read, January 31, 2003

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Brenda "1945" (Prairie Village, Kansas United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Honoring Our Ancestors: Inspiring Stories of the Quest for Our Roots (Paperback)

Having read and LOVED,"In Search of Our Ancestors" by Megan Smolenyak, I was very excited to learn of her latest book, "Honoring Our Ancestors". It's a great follow up on the first book. For those on a time schedule that doesn't allow long periods of reading, this book can be savored (just like the first) by reading one story at a time. Each story is only a few pages long. It's gives one thought as to how we can each choose a way to honor our own ancestors. Give it a try, and if you haven't read the first book, PLEASE don't miss it, also!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Armchair smiles, September 24, 2002

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Anna Harding (Easton, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Honoring Our Ancestors: Inspiring Stories of the Quest for Our Roots (Paperback)

Megan's newest book is the perfect read for an evening in a big armchair, perhaps surrounded by photos of your loved ones. Her stories bring to mind personal stories of my own family and inspire me to do some exploration of my own roots. Her writing is accessible, engaging and interesting. Great old photos too!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A practical guide to honoring ancestors in your daily life, September 23, 2002

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Thom Kolton (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Honoring Our Ancestors: Inspiring Stories of the Quest for Our Roots (Paperback)

The book is a series of short two-page stories that demonstrate the many ways in which people honor their ancestors. Whether it is retracing their steps or quilting their lives, this book shows such wonderfully simple ways in which we can attain that connection between past and present.

For me personally, it has inspired me to set up a program where refugee children can document their past for posterity, information that would otherwise be lost within one generation.

This is a must read.