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A New Yorker’s Father, Lost and Found

Alton Woodman
Alton Woodman’s father passed away when he was just 14. Alton had pleasant memories of a man who cared for him a great deal. But he wanted to know more, so he turned to Ancestry.com.

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The Search for a Grandmother’s Name Reveals Her Long-Lost Image

Jim Lane
Jim Lane found out at age 12 that the woman he’d always known as Nana was actually his step-grandmother. His father’s real mother had died when his father was just a baby. But no one in the family knew anything about her. Jim’s father longed to somehow see a picture of her. But he didn’t even know her name.

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Cooking: It’s All in the Family

Peggy McDowell
When Peggy McDowell, a caterer in Chicago, Illinois, wanted to find out how far back the cooking talent extended in her family tree, she had no idea she would end up going into business with a long-lost cousin.

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