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The stranger in my genes : a memoir  Cover Image Book Book

The stranger in my genes : a memoir / Bill Griffeth.

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"Bill Griffeth, longtime genealogy buff, takes a DNA test that has an unexpected outcome: 'If the results were correct, it meant that the family I had spent years documenting was not my own.' Bill undertakes a quest to solve the mystery of his origins, a quest which will shake his sense of identity. As he takes us on his journey, we learn about choices made by his ancestors, parents, and others--and we see Bill measure and weigh his own difficult choices as he confronts the past" -- Publisher's description.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780880823449
  • ISBN: 0880823445
  • Physical Description: viii, 188 pages : illustrations, genealogical tables ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Boston, Massachusetts : New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2016.
Subject: Griffeth, Bill (William C.) > Family.
Griffith family.
Genetic genealogy.
Family secrets.

Available copies

  • 7 of 7 copies available at Evergreen Indiana.

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  • 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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Carnegie PL of Steuben Co - Angola GEN CIRC 920 GRI (Text) 33118000176289 Reference: Circulating Genealogy and Reference Available -
Danville-Center Twp PL - Danville I 929.2 Gri (Text) 32604030008228 IR Non-Fiction Available -
LaGrange Co PL - LaGrange Main Library 929.2 GRI (Text) 30477100993819 Adult: Nonfiction Available -
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LaGrange Co PL - Topeka Branch 929.2 GRI (Text) 30477100993827 Adult: Nonfiction Available -
Lebanon PL - Lebanon HER 920 GRI (Text) 34330513000175 Heritage Center Available -
Plainfield-Guilford Twp PL - Plainfield IC 920 Griffeth (Text) 31208912355627 local history & genealogy Available -

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Introduction vii
Part I
1(94)
1 The E-mail
3(8)
2 My Family, as I Knew It
11(8)
3 "You're Still My Little Brother"
19(9)
4 Nothing Makes Sense
28(2)
5 Grandma Griffeth
30(7)
6 Swab Carefully
37(2)
7 "Families Are Good at Keeping Secrets"
39(10)
8 Outlier
49(3)
9 Chuck's Test Results Arrive
52(3)
10 The Mystery of Ansel Griffeth
55(10)
11 "I'm Done with This Whole DNA Thing"
65(6)
12 Losing My Father
71(5)
13 Can I Still Do My Job?
76(3)
14 A Lesson from Family History
79(6)
15 "You Will Always Be a Griffeth"
85(3)
16 Results
88(2)
17 "Nothing Has Changed in Your Life"
90(5)
Part II
95(42)
18 Who Is My Father?
97(4)
19 Mom's Complicated Family
101(10)
20 "I Want to Be Your Mother"
111(2)
21 "Let's Talk about My DNA Issue"
113(8)
22 Mistake
121(5)
23 Doug's Family Secret
126(9)
24 Back to "Normal"
135(2)
Part III
137(46)
25 "Meeting" My Father
139(4)
26 My New Truth
143(3)
27 Mom Makes the First Move
146(4)
28 "Do You Recognize Him?"
150(4)
29 My New Family History
154(4)
30 Dear Mr. Wyman
158(2)
31 "Are You Taking Notes?"
160(4)
32 Finding My Father
164(10)
33 Father's Day
174(5)
34 New Ancestor Hunt
179(4)
Epilogue 183(4)
Acknowledgments 187


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