A surprising artifact discovered after a parent's death leads to a series of discoveries and an ongoing interest in genealogy.
This is a story of family secrets that are not secret anymore. I felt like a detective. But the biggest gift was finding my lost family.
A first experiment searching historic newspaper archives is successful, but yields a ghastly surprise.
During the course of my genealogy work, I have discovered and connected with cousins from all my family branches. Here are some lessons.