Posts in June 17, 2023

If relative A and relative B didn’t speak for the last half of their lives, it can be difficult determining how much of that estrangement to include in your family history. One approach is not to mention it at all. The other extreme is to record every personal detail you know. Failing to mention it (when it is known) results in a story that is not complete. Including every detail (especially if you lived through it) may be overkill. Grandpa H. never really forgave James for leaving the farm and not following in his footsteps. They never spoke after James moved to town. Uncle N. accused his brother of stealing gas from his farm tank and they never spoke after that. The brother never set foot on the […]