By MATT PIKE
St. Joseph Post
It's important to know your history, and Genealogy KC will give people that opportunity.
Genealogy KC will celebrate its eighth annual conference beginning today and running through tomorrow with the theme of "Belonging".
Co-chair of Genealogy KC Loraine McCall says, for her, genealogy represents culture.
"And depending on which culture you come from you see it differently, and it really brings out that beauty in who we are and how we came to be," McCall tells KFEQ Hotline host Barry Birr.
GenealogyKC will feature key note speakers on both days.
McCall says remembering your ancestors has a way of healing you and making you feel connected.
"In ways that it may seem like a romantic, I'm not trying to romanticize connecting the dots, but I feel that it does heal you because you're not alone anymore, you belong to something and someone, and it is a beautiful feeling to have that connection," McCall explains.
The event will run today and tomorrow from 9am to 5:30pm on both days at the Liberty Stake Center in Kansas City. The event is free but registration is required.