Sunday morning arrived and so did I! A warm friendly greeting from my newly found
second cousin with a cup of coffee and a wonderful visit followed. My expressed interest in seeing family
pictures was exceeded as he had pulled out of his photo collect numerous
items. We proceed to spend the better
part of two hours over the pictures and who was in them with me furiously
making brief notes on the backs hoping that I would get it correct. Then all
the pictures were offered for the taking.
I did!!
Some genealogy facts were discussed. For example I could not find the vital record
at the Cook County Clerk’s website:
for his parents wedding. I had found many other family related
documents but not that one. He showed me
the Catholic Church document (framed) so I could capture the date. Nor have I been able to find his grandparents
marriage date. I would not if the Catholic
ceremony was considered sufficient and a civil record was not made.
I thought we had a great candid conversation about
family which will not be a part of this blog!
I think in two hours it is possible to get a read on
another person. With guests due to
arrive shortly I got the sense it was time to pack it up. Although I had mentioned in writing and
verbally my desire to have a DNA test done to tie up my paper trail, my sense
was it was not the correct time to “spring” the kit on him. Rather, when I arrived home I wrote a big
thank you letter and included the Family Tree Y-DNA kits.
In the meantime we have been exchanging emails with
respect to the pictures and his acting career.
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