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When family research reveals beloved ancestors' flaws

I'm the family genealogist but I found evidence that my favorite ancestor was actually a terrible person and I don't want to ruin everyone's image of him.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Being the keeper of family knowledge creates moral responsibility for managing others' relationships with ancestral figures.

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