| Abstract | It is opined that family memory is not a monolith, it is an active process. It is fundamentally plural. The implicit definition of family memory in sociology is usually a memory of the family qua family developed by the family. Family memory does not only consist of what is common to all members of the family but also has an individual dimension, which is proper to everyone. Furthermore, memory constantly evolves according to the individuals' and the group's needs; in short, memories transform, they evolve. Each individual is both producer and receiver of family memory. Indeed, memory is not only handed over it is also produced. Family homes can be true social emblems, distinctive signs of the bourgeois environment. Moreover, they mark the geographical and social roots of these families. The place thus fixes those who inhabit it in social space, it is a sign of social belonging. Family homes indicate family belonging and recognition. The place itself reflects on family relationships and family life; it gathers, unites and belongs to a federative symbolic system.
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