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Incredible experience of finding family

I also experienced finding my biological father’s family through the gift from my children of Ancestry.com. Like the subject of your recent article, my father never knew of my existence. Also like the subject, connecting with biological brother and sisters has been an incredible experience in many ways. Unlike the subject, I was not able to meet my father, since he passed away in 2010.

Craig P. Rider

Hilton Head Island

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