On one side my ancestors helped hack a great nation out of vast, mostly uninhabited wilderness.

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My ancestors, according to Gadbois, were an exemplary people, an example for the rest of Europe.

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" The take-away for her: "My ancestors were human, and it's OK if I'm human too.

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My ancestors including my grandparents and parents were my foundational teachers.

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It is one of the oldest operating synagogues in the world, and my ancestors certainly prayed here when travelling through Prague--although as far as I know I am the first in the family to earn an assigned seat!

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In the words of my Old German ancestors: Schlitten!

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Many folks, including my mother, are very interested in family history and tracing who their ancestors were.

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