Resource | What is family history?

Watch our presenters break down the concept of Family History and everything it means.

📜 This video discusses family history and describes the relationship between your relatives and you.

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Title reads “Auslan Information Resource Hub: What is family history?” and shows a man with a long white beard wearing a black long-sleeved shirt, signing the Auslan sign for “family”. It includes a note “Produced by Expression Australia” and the background is a light, abstract pattern.

Transcript:
[Two people are sitting on a couch that appears to be in a reception area or waiting room. The person on the left, Person 1, has a big white beard and the person on the right, Person 2, has their hair pulled up in a ponytail and is wearing glasses.] [Person 2] How are you? It’s been ages.
[Person 1] Yes, I’m good. It has been a while. I’ve been fairly busy. Tired, but doing well.
[2] That’s good. Is it okay if I ask you questions about family history?
[1] Yes.
[2] What is family history?
[1] Well, your family history provides information about your family, who they are, where they lived, their date of birth and death. It is important to know information about your ancestors. Knowing who they are, like your great grandparents. All of this information can be found in your family history.
[Camera cuts to a close up of Person 2] [2] How does the family work?
[Camera cuts to a close up of Person 1] [1] Your family tree helps you know who you are related to. Starting with you as an individual at the bottom, it then branches upwards to your mother and father, then branches off both your mother and father, to their parents, so your grandparents, then further upwards to your great grandparents and so on. This allows you to trace your lineage.
[Camera cuts to a close up of Person 2] [2] So you include your parents, grandparents. How about cousins?
[Camera cuts to a close up of Person 1] [1] Your family tree starts with yourself, then your parents, grandparents, great grandparents, and great GREAT grandparents. You can then look to branch out further to add siblings, aunts and uncles, then first and second cousins.
[Camera cuts to a close up of Person 2] [2] I have people who tell me we’re second or third cousins.
[Camera cuts to both of them on the couch] [2 continues] How will be related exactly?
[1] Well, through your parents, then grandparents. This line are first cousins, then great grandparents, this line are second. This is detailed throughout your family tree. Siblings, aunties and uncles.
[Camera cuts to a close up of Person 2] [2] If I want to find out more about my family history, how do I go about it?
[Camera cuts to both of them on the couch] [1] Have a conversation with your parents, and also your grandparents if they’re still alive. You can gather information from them. Then if you want to find more information you can do this by researching, at the library in cemetery records, by doing DNA testing and further researching online.
[2] I’m excited to find out more about my family history!
[1] Yes, there’ll be more information contained in the next video.