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It�s about understanding the men and women whose genes we carry and whose customs we cherish or purposefully reject. It�s about understanding the world we live in, and how the actions of past men and women shaped the issues we deal with today. It�s about understanding how the problems of those past societies shaped our forebears and how the individual choices they made affected their families and ultimately us." <o:p> </o:p> <o:p>PRECISELY!  EXACTLY!  </o:p> <o:p></o:p>  <o:p>May I quote you Elizabeth - with attribution, of course?</o:p> <o:p></o:p>  <o:p>Kate Foote</o:p> <o:p>Foote Paths Family Research</o:p> <o:p>Kanawha, Iowa</o:p> <o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p>     </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>