Early in the spring of 1750, in the village of Juffure, four days upriver from the coast of The Gambia, West Africa, a man-child was born to Omoro and Binta Kinte...and there was the prideful knowledge that the name of Kinte would thus be both distinguished and perpetuated.
- Roots, Alex Haley
I am first and foremost a family man. Since I was a young child, I have endeavored to chronicle the history of my family. Since 2009, I have been on a renewed genealogy kick. Pretty big word for a kick. With the advent of these new fangled internets and family tree sites, great progress has been made. And yet, the more progress I made, the more questions arose:
- Where are the records of my grandfather Harold's birth?
- What became of his father, the last Greenblatt?
- How did Harold, Rose, and Ida's parents enter the country?
- Who is David Sternberg?
- Why doesn't Dr. C know the name of his grandkids?
- Where did all these Israelites come from?
- What about the other 5 unaccounted for Sternberg siblings?
- How many people did Great Uncle Leon marry?
- Who did Great Grandmother Lee, if that's her full name, remarry?
- Should I get in touch with my local 3rd cousin Orthodox rabbi?
- Am I really related to my brothers?
- Who invented liquid soap and why?
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