The Stranger in My Genes: A Memoir

Author: Griffeth Griffeth, BillBrand: New England Historic Genealogical SocietyEdition: Not IndicatedBinding: HardcoverNumber Of Pages: 196Release Date: 13-09-2016Details: Bill Griffeth, longtime genealogy buff, takes a DNA test that has an unexpected outcome: "If the results were correct, it meant that the family tree I had spent years documenting was not my own." Bill undertakes a quest to solve the mystery of his origins, which shakes 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. Table of Contents Introduction PART I The E-mail My Family, as I Knew It You're Still My Little Brother Nothing Makes Sense Grandma Griffeth Swab Carefully Families Are Good at Keeping Secrets Outlier Chuck's Test Results Arrive The Mystery of Ansel Griffeth I'm Done with This Whole DNA Thing Losing My Father Can I Still Do My Job? A Lesson from F