1.0Permanent.orghttps://www.permanent.orgJanel Simmshttps://www.permanent.org/blog/author/janel/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="4GL3PItxyd"><a href="https://www.permanent.org/podcast/critical-family-history/">Critical Family History</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.permanent.org/podcast/critical-family-history/embed/#?secret=4GL3PItxyd" width="600" height="338" title="“Critical Family History” — Permanent.org" data-secret="4GL3PItxyd" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> All EpisodesCritical Family History Episode 10Christine Sleeter: I think the most important question is to ask yourself, why do I want to do this? Why do I want to take a critical look at my own family history? A lot of people begin doing family history because sometimes just because they're curious, but a lot of time it's to honor and lift up the ancestors. And if one is going into it with, "I want to tell stories that will lift up my ancestors, lift up my family," that's going to make it difficult to look critically at family history. That will just sort of get in the way. But if you're doing it because ... Read Morehttps://www.permanent.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Responsive-Mockup-Social-675.jpg1200675