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From: "Bill" <>
Subject: Re: Advice, Please - Butting Heads With My Uncle
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 21:31:32 -0500
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Your uncle wouldn't happen to be George Bush, would it?

"Darren G." <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hello all -
>
>
> I could use some real advice here from people who know what they're
> doing with this stuff.
>
> Out of curiosity, I decided to trace my family genealogy back a few
> generations, to see what's what. Our history is quite limited - only
> my uncle really holds the keys to a lot of what the past held for our
> family.
>
> My wife told him that I was undertaking this project, and out of
> nowhere he blew a gasket. Started screaming, hung up the phone - the
> whole nine yards. His main point was that I had 'no business' poking
> around the history of the family and that there are 'secrets and
> things that should die with the past'.
>
> Ugh! Naturally, I have no idea what he's talking about, but now I'm
> nervous. What could I uncover that would be so bad? I know my father
> worked in a lumberyard, and that his dad was in the same business his
> whole life as well.
>
> I guess my question is: I have a right to learn about my family's
> history, right? As far as I see it, it's not really poking around -
> it's my history as much as anyone's.
>
> Has anybody hit a similar brick wall with a relative? Any advice?
>
> Thanks so much - Darren


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