Archives offer the public a chance to leave the confines of home and seek out educational entertainment. The desire to learn more about genealogy has increased dramatically. Both younger generations and active elders use archives for genealogy research. The rise of family awareness is attributed to the growth of extended families and increased family communication. Family history awareness has increased in popularity.
Some families even take vacations to see original documents pertaining to family history.
These are available virtually from home but many people are drawn to visit the archives in person for the full experience. We are all amazed and gratified by the resurgence in interest in history as evidenced by the proliferation of historical narratives that have emerged from the research by genealogists. Not content with charts that map their families' roots, genealogists are re-creating their families' past in stories, often written by professional writers. The sagas of generations of families, some of whom emigrated to North, South, and Central America in the 19th and 20th Centuries, have become popular literary bestsellers. As the world moves toward a global economic network, glimmers of a global society are emerging as cross-cultural dialogs reach across national boundaries and people share their ancestral families' sufferings, as well as triumphs, through stories.