Last summer, reporter Lisa Goff interviewed me for an article on family history travel. This clip is only part of the story. If you've never tried planning a tour of family history sites, read on. You'd be surprised how many kids like looking at old photos then visiting the places where their ancestors lived!
Heritage travelers dig for their genealogical roots
“Researching your ancestors is a great way to focus your vacation,” says Maureen Taylor, a genealogy author and founder of photodetective.com, a Web site that helps people date and interpret old photographs. “The Web can only take you so far. There’s nothing to compare with walking the same streets your ancestors walked, eating in the same restaurants or holding in your hands a diary or letter they wrote.”
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