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As I'm reading this conversation, I'm reminded of my great grandfather, whom I never knew and whom my father barely remembers from his childhood. Grandma, daughter-in-law of said gr grandfather, had only a few nice things to say about him and several reasons why she didn't care for him, so those are the stories and opinions Dad, and then I, grew up with. My gr grandfather was a genealogist, not professionally, but he took courses in order to work on his own family history. I, having my own desire to research the history of my family, am very impressed with his research notes, documentation, letters of enquiry, etc. It's obvious he had a very fine mind, as does my father. I discovered that he always signed his name with a very distinct, fancy embellishment. So does my dad. It's a different embellishment, nothing alike, but my dad and my great grandfather are the only members of our family to do this, as far as I know. Dad developed his embellishment as a young man. He didn't know anything about gr grandfather's embellishment and was surprised by it. It could be complete coincidence, but I'm tickled every time I discover such similarities.

This message was edited 7/30/2012, 4:51 PM