tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378650329940775685.post1718154067164196773..comments2023-04-11T12:40:46.063-04:00Comments on Spence-Lowry Family History: Word of the day: GriotHue Reviewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09254111477850094039noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378650329940775685.post-79090886800588749162008-08-13T09:29:00.000-04:002008-08-13T09:29:00.000-04:00No thanks needed - this is who you are, who we {al...No thanks needed - this is who you are, who we {all Genealogists who feel the urge deeply to dig-up family history} are. <BR/><BR/>The word "Griot" travels back to Africa, when Griots were appointed to tribes to pass on ancestral stories & lineage. It's all we had before information could be captured by pen & paper. It's at the core of "Oral History" - they are one in the same.<BR/><BR/>It's truly a badge of honor, to be the one chosen to hold the keys to your Family history.<BR/><BR/>It was your destiny.<BR/><BR/>MechieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378650329940775685.post-18254564193783430352008-08-12T18:57:00.000-04:002008-08-12T18:57:00.000-04:00How awesome that you found those connections on yo...How awesome that you found those connections on your search for information on griots! <BR/><BR/>At my alma mater, in a student group, we had a program called Griot Groove, which was essentially an open mic where one could tell their personal stories.<BR/><BR/>JeannaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com