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A 14-year old's quest to find her grandfather
How in finding the man, I discovered my Galician roots.
1849 – 2012
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If walls could talk — 75 years in a Parisian villa
The home of a French Jewish jeweller was "Aryanized" and became a Nazi salon during the Occupation.
1932 – 2013
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Who Do You Think You Are: Zooey Deschanel
Zooey had always heard her Quaker ancestors were active abolitionists, but the extent of their involvement is truly remarkable.
1800 – October 1852
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Samuel McCormick (abt.1831-1887)
After fleeing Ireland as a young man, during the potato famine, Samuel settles on a farm in Burlington, New Jersey, and has eight children.
1831 – Sep 1979
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