The Importance of Involving Youth in Family History
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In this interview from RootsTech, FamilySearch CEO Steve Rockwood shared some of his reasons for involving youth in family history.
This is a short clip from a much longer interview which we chose to share because we appreciated Mr. Rockwood’s passion for the subject of involving young people in family history. We enjoyed hearing about how FamilySearch is targeting a younger demographic.
Notes From This Interview
- Young children have a natural curiosity to find out who they are and where they come from, so it makes sense to tap into this while they’re young.
- FamilySearch is focusing on involving a younger demographic in family history.
- Young people bring life and vitality to events.
- Young people also bring their parents and grandparents to events.
- FamilySearch plans to look for ways to involve younger children in family history.
Despite the fact that my own descendant has no interest whatsoever, I do feel that it is so important to at least try to share family history and ancestor stories with our young people.
What do you do to involve young people in your family history?
