. >> joining us now is personal historian mary patricia voell with mark krause the president of krause ne be hosting a special presentation called though day like today. thank you for being here you guys. >> thank you for having us. >> it is family history month what does that mean? >> back in 2001, congress passed a resolution making october family history month with the desire to bring families closer together, to help them gather and tell the stories that make families unique and special. >> uh-huh. >> and just to make it a special time for families. >> yeah. >> and i think that's the thing have wonderful stories about how things used to be and how they lived their lives. it's about saving that, recording it preserving it so you have a child that might look like their great grandparent or knowing their health history or passing along recipes or having a scrapbook with photos. things like that right? >> absolutely. you think about people we're all about our experiences. what makes us who we are. families are all about telling stories. you think about when we get together we reminisce we