The discussion of how we respond to the discovery of mixed race kin from generations back brings this question to mind: what are we doing with information in our own generation/time that embarrasses us or offends the societal and religious norms we live with now? Many of us think the racial thing is nothing to be concerned about now, but in the 1940s is was not just frowned upon in American culture but was illegal. In the south, lynchings were still carried out. Our perspective now is thankfully much different. I recently had the honor of attending the wedding of a cousin--usual and not that big a deal, except the cousin was marrying his partner, something that is legal in only a few states and countries. We genealogists and family historians are the caretakers of much more than the begats. How can we carry the true history of our families forward without sweeping that which some deem uncomfortable under a rug? Is it really even possible?
Posted on: Sun, 05 Oct 2014 02:23:11 +0000
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