On this episode of Ancestor Chat, Susan Kim seeks to learn more about her grandfather who emigrated from Galicia to the U.S. prior to WWII. Hear how she solved the mysteries of why he was known by two different surnames, listed multiple countries of origin on official records, and whether family lore that all of his relatives perished in the Holocaust, was true. Susan’s research included online records, connecting with cousins, DNA and finally walking in the footsteps of her ancestors in Eastern Europe.
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