“The Relatives Here” — A Tribute to the Threads That Made Us

Every one of us is here because of a miraculous web of life—a vast, intricate tapestry of ancestors who lived, loved, struggled, and hoped. They crossed oceans, survived wars, raised families, tilled soil, taught children, and made choices that shaped the course of generations.

And yet, most of us don’t even know their names.

Ask someone where their grandparents are buried, or what their great-grandparents’ lives were like—and you’ll often be met with silence, or a gentle shrug. It’s not neglect—it’s disconnection.

But their presence is still here. In our DNA. In our last names. In the curve of a smile or the resilience in our bones.

At MonuMint, we believe in reawakening that connection. Through gentle headstone restoration, family legacy plaques, and now our genealogy resources, we invite you to rediscover “the relatives here.”

It starts small. A single cleaned headstone. A visit to a long-forgotten plot. A name rediscovered in a church record. A grandmother’s story brought back to life.

From there, the scope widens

• 2 parents
• 4 grandparents
• 8 great-grandparents
• 16 great-great-grandparents
• 32 third great-grandparents
• Over 1,000 direct ancestors just 10 generations ago
• More than 32,000 lives 15 generations back

And every single one of those people had to survive long enough to pass along life. To bring us here.

They lived through storms and plagues, revolutions and migrations, heartbreak and joy. They made sacrifices we may never know about, just so that we could exist.

And that’s what this work is truly about.

It's about honoring not only where we come from, but who made our life possible. It’s about standing in a cemetery and realizing—they’re all still here. Beneath the grass. Beneath the lichen. Beneath the silence.

By reconnecting with our roots, we don’t just preserve history—we preserve identity. We learn about our courage, our culture, and our purpose. We remember that no one stands alone. That we are never truly alone.

Because behind every name on a stone is a story that helped shape yours.

Do you know your great grandfather's name?

An Ancestry.com survey from 2019 uncovers some surprising results:

• 83% of 18–34 year olds are interested in learning their family history.
• Half of Americans know the name of only one or none of their great-grandparents.
• 22% of Americans don’t know what either of their grandfathers did for a living.
• 27% don’t know where their family lived before coming to America.
• 78% of Americans say they want to learn more about their family history.
• 50% of American families have ever researched their roots.
• Southerners know the least about their roots compared with Northeasterners.

As you begin your family history journey with us, let MonuMint help you trace names, visit sites, restore dignity, and bring stories back to life.