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Tuesday, June 21st, 2011It was just after President Kennedy had died. My mother, my sister and I sat in the living room in front of the TV weeping uncontrollably. Our sorrow was uncontained, we were saturated with it. I am sure there were many families just like mine crying at the loss of a man whom we had come [...]
What are we looking for?
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010What are we looking for when we are researching our ancestors or our DNA? Why do we want to write our life stories or record history of any kind? When I speak to people or watch shows about these topics I am always struck by the deep longing involved in the search. Two shows have [...]
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