To know who our ancestors are gives us a sense of place and time. A sense of what is expected and what to expect.

Of course, there are organizations, religious and civic, which instruct us relative to ancestor search, and its importance.

For me though, I wanted to know who my ancestors are from a sense of gratefulness for whatever struggles they had to live through and overcome to make my life possible.

Let me testify here publicly of that gratitude.