"Could you sit next to someone you don't know?"
asked Pat Bearden and Yolanda Simmons, family historians from the
American Family History Institute. Once the students were acquainted,
Bearden and Simmons, shared their family story and their research
on finding their ancestors. Next, the group divided into pairs to
interview each other and to tell their stories about famous and infamous
relatives. The workshop gave everyone a chance to talk about the "skeletons"
in their closet. Last, each group prepared suggestions on how they
could promote the telling of
family stories in their schools and communities.
