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Why some people feel erased by missing genealogy records

I've been researching my family tree for years but I can't find any records before 1900 and it's making me feel like I have no real history.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The absence of documented ancestry creates existential anxiety about one's place in the continuity of time.

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“Where Are You with Genealogy & Family History?”

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