My Self-Identified Hometown: Finding Kin and Kinship
I made the mistake of typing this phrase into a Google search last week: “how to find my kin.”
After thirty-plus years of researching my family’s historical roots, my family tree is bursting with kinfolk. I have even dispelled a few family myths and quietly tucked one family skeleton in the closet. I was not prepared to be introduced to any other kin.