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How family historians whitewash difficult truths

I've been writing my family history for two years but I keep editing out the parts that make us look bad and I know that's not honest

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The desire to leave a clean legacy conflicts with the messiness of actual human experience.

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“Where Are You with Legacy and ego — when legacy-building becomes narcissism?”

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