Families have disagreements sometimes for reasons that are known and sometimes for reasons that have been lost to history. Do you record that “non-speaking” information in your genealogical database or notes? Do you keep track of who didn’t really get along? When my great-aunt identified her father and his siblings in a 1940-era picture, she remarked “I don’t know how that happened.” I looked at her somewhat quizzically and she continued “Dad and that brother he is seated next to didn’t speak for years, I’m surprised they are sitting together.”
Maybe that’s why they all looked so stern in that picture.
At long last! Genealogy Tip of the Day book is here.
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Unusual, but interesting take on family history. Unfortunately this occurs in several families.