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Here are some reasons to research your family's history: To satisfy your
curiosity about yourself and your roots; To provide your children with a sense
of who their ancestors were, where they came from and how they lived their
lives; To preserve family cultural and ethnic traditions for future
generations; To compile a medical family history to give family members an
advantage in the battle against inherited diseases or defects; To qualify for a
lineage or heritage society; To assemble and publish a family history book,
whether for family members or for profit; To discover facts that others have
overlooked and solve the puzzle of a lifetime.
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