For me personally, I'm a qualified yes.
I have photos of family members in my house going back 3 generations.
We tell stories of those people. I've visited many of their homes, in multiple countries.
I'm named after my grandfather and my son and father are named after my great-grandfather.
I cook heritage foods, grow heritage crops, and celebrate heritage holidays. I try to trace genealogy.
I like to think that the effort and good will of my ancestors helps me and my kids today.