We All Got Here Somehow

Two sepia photos, one of a mustached man in military garb and another of a seated woman in a dark dress with white lace trim. They are laying on important documents written in German with a scattering of roses in the frame.

What is your family history of migration?

Did your ancestors come hundreds of years ago, or more recently?

Why did they come? Were their reasons different from why many migrate today? What was their experience like? What risks did they take?

If they became legal citizens, what was required of them? Was there ever a time the family’s journey separated parents from children, or siblings from one another?

Look around your home for a photo or keepsake that tells a story about your family’s migration. If you cannot find an artifact, you can likely find a story. Ask someone in your family who is older than you!