Quoting an interesting article by Libby Copeland and published in the Psychology Today website:

"October is National Family History Month, a good time to consider why we’ve become a nation consumed by genealogy. A hobby that not so long ago was associated with Colonial Dames and retirees, with courthouse clerks and dusty microfilm reels, has become a cultural phenomenon — fueled by sophisticated technologies and driven by a relentless fascination with who we are.

"Genealogical subscription services are big business, and 20 years into the creation of recreational DNA testing for ancestry, 35 million people have taken a DNA test to match them to genetic relatives and predict where in the world their genes come from. The majority of these testers are American. Recent financial news underscores the rising value of both family history research and consumer genomics — the investment giant Blackstone Group announced it is acquiring a majority stake in Ancestry.com in a deal worth a hefty $4.7 billion.

"So, why are Americans so into the past right now? How did the lives of the dead become our national obsession?"

You can read the full article at: https://bit.ly/33Xjopx.