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Morbius

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12. Back when I was in school we were required to research our family's "Roots."

Reply to wnylib (Reply #9)

Mon May 25, 2026, 11:35 PM

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I bet you can guess when this was, and what prompted it (hint: the miniseries aired in 1977). I got as far as a town in Poland from which a few of my great-grandparents came from. I was unable to find any record of the existence of the town. I imagine between two world wars and whatever transpired in the second half of the 19th century, that town disappeared along with others.

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