I agree Debbie and that is why I don't drink lol It passes on from generation to generation not worth taking the chance.
On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 9:44 AM, Debra Wolgemuth <wolgemut...@msn.com>wrote: > My maternal grandfather was an alcoholic; a horrible disease. It was > interesting to discover how many generations back the alcoholism went as I > found an ancestor in the mid-1800's who was a prominent settler of a new > town in Georgia, but died young of alcoholism. You can track generation > after generation to current day where the alcoholism still exists in the > family lineage. > > On my husband's line, there is a genetic bicuspid value problem in the > family. I've noted it in my research records so other family members can > be on the lookout for the genetic defect in their medical care. > > There are other family stories that I have not been able to investigate > and certify, so I haven't added them to my research records. One story was > that my Azorean grandmother's brother was killed by the Portguese mafia by > being thrown off the train between Bakersfield and Fresno. Was there a > Portuguese mafia in Central California? Was this a tall tale or true? Who > knows...the research continues... > > *Debbie Wolgemuth* > Researching Azoreans: Jorge (Flores), Freitas (Flores), Enos (San Miguel), > Silveira Matos (Faial), Rodrigues (unknown) > Immigrated to: Merced, CA > > ------------------------------ > Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:36:16 -0700 > From: lensi...@lenstudio.com > To: azores@googlegroups.com > > Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Writing the family history > > I have been researching my grandfather in the hopes of writing a history > for the coming generations and to satisfy the curiosity of my family about > their heritage. > > After some research, I find that the kindly old man that I knew as a child > may not have been all that nice. Stories are starting to arise of abuse, > excessive drinking, and estrangement of his children. > > My father was a product of his second marriage and cared a lot for his > parents. Vovoo was an old man of 75 when I was born, and I only knew a > sweet, kind old man who loved me. Now, I am finding that the children of > his first marriage did not hold him in such high esteem. > > So, my question for the group is: If you were putting together a family > history for the generations to come, how would you handle this? > > Most of the stories are hearsay as there is no one alive with direct > knowledge, but there must be something to them. > > I am inclined to be very honest in relating family stories, but I wonder > how some of you might handle this. > > Thanks for your input, > > Len > > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions > when they arrive. > For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the > right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my > membership." > > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions > when they arrive. > For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the > right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my > membership." > -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
