Lisa Louise Cooke
Episode 44: Broken Branches in Your Family Tree
Today’s episode is unlike any other I’ve done on the podcast. Today we are going to tackle some difficult subject matter. You know, none of us have a perfect family tree. In fact, I would venture to guess that at some point each one of us who are delving into our family’s past will come across some sad and painful stories. An ancestor abandoned at an asylum, incarcerated for acts of violence, or perhaps who committed suicide.
For Crystal Bell, my guest on today’s show, that sad and painful story was very close to her branch of the tree. In fact, the troubles lay at her parent’s door, and she bore the brunt of the chaos that was created. And yet there is tremendous hope that comes from Crystal’s story. She is a wonderful example of the freedom that can come from facing your fears and breaking down the mystery of a troubled past. It’s what I call the redemptive gifts of family history.
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At 69, Crystal Bell is just beginning to get the answers to the questions of her childhood, since the fateful day when her Mother dropped her off on a street corner in town and said "Crystal, watch your sister. I will be back in an hour" Crystal is here to tell her story in a very candid and honest way, and shares what she’s learned about how to locate a relative that simply disappeared.
Crystal also shares some of the research strategies that her co-workers at Ancestry.com gave her for taking the next steps in finding her mother, who passed away under an assumed name.
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Here’s a final thought for today:
We are not just the product of a dysfunctional family or parental relationship
We come from all of our ancestors
The ones who did amazing things
The ones who did every day things
And the ones who did wrong
You deserve to know them all, and as the saying goes the truth will set you free.
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