I have quite a bit of alcoholism in my family. It is a disease. It causes exactly the type of history that you are hearing. I usually put it in the family history "as told to me" with mention of the caution that addiction runs in families. I would definitely state exactly what you said about the man you knew. That tells folks that the behavior does not have to continue. JoElayne Ferre' Johnson
________________________________ From: Leonard Silva <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 11:36 AM Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Writing the family history I have been researching my grandfather in the hopes of writing a history for the coming generations and to satisfy the curiosity of my family about their heritage. After some research, I find that the kindly old man that I knew as a child may not have been all that nice. Stories are starting to arise of abuse, excessive drinking, and estrangement of his children. My father was a product of his second marriage and cared a lot for his parents. Vovoo was an old man of 75 when I was born, and I only knew a sweet, kind old man who loved me. Now, I am finding that the children of his first marriage did not hold him in such high esteem. So, my question for the group is: If you were putting together a family history for the generations to come, how would you handle this? Most of the stories are hearsay as there is no one alive with direct knowledge, but there must be something to them. I am inclined to be very honest in relating family stories, but I wonder how some of you might handle this. Thanks for your input, Len -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
