Our family's past generations
could not know us.

But they knew
we would be here someday.

With loving hands
they preserved this rich heritage
for us.

Now they have put this
into  our  hands.

After so many generations
of care . . .

Let us  not  be
the first generation
who lost it.

In our heritage we see these amazing stories of peoples' lives.

We also gain insight into universal human values -- knowledge that may someday benefit our children.

Our family took care to save these treasured memories for us -- often through pioneering and difficult times.

Amid the challenges they faced, our family could have let these memories slip away.  But they saved them for us to see.