Whatever your plans for the evening - you might want to change them.

Whatever your plans for the evening - you might want to change them. May I suggest that you watch PBS' American Experience tonight - "The Boys of '36" - a documentary inspired by Daniel James Brown excellent book "The Boys in the Boat." I saw an advance screening of the show and it is something you don't want to miss.

It combines family history (the stories of the individual young men, the coaches and the amazing British boat designer), social history (Seattle in the 1930s, university life, crew), national and international history (American politics, the 1936 Berlin Olympics, racial and economic realities in the 1930s), and one of the best, most up-lifting stories of overcoming personal difficulties and achieving goals. The book and documentary's message is that small things make a difference, people can overcome tremendous odds, and we are a community of dreamers and doers.

No doubt there are these same stories in your own family - individuals who left their native countries for a better life, those who joined the military and served their country, those who took advantage of the educational system to improve their lives and the lives of their families, those who married and raised families, those who served their communities in any number of occupations, those who built our roads, bridges and buildings, those who work the land on farms and ranches. In short - the events and facts that make up each of our own lives and our family history.

Take advantage of the events/facts section of your Legacy software and add those moments, those facts, those events that make up the story of each individual in your own family tree. Tell their stories for future generations - that is why we do this!