CLUBSCHARTING THE UNKNOWN
Nancy Fodi, president of the Geneaology Club at Tradition, and her husband Joe spend time out on the water when not researching family history. Joe’s
next project is translating his mother’s stories that were recorded on cassette tape before she died.
Genealogists dig deep when researching
the roots of family trees
BY LORI VAN DIEN
Searching for ancestors initially might not seem
too daunting, but uncovering historical family
truths can sometimes be difficult and definitely
not for the faint of heart. The key is to accept it,
be grateful to be alive and enjoy the journey.
Nancy Fodi, a resident of Vitalia at Tradition and
president of the Genealogy Club, had her family tree
almost all wrapped up — until mentioning to her
mother she was getting genetic testing to identify
vulnerability to hereditary disorders.
“My mother’s reaction was very strange and started
me thinking maybe I was adopted or something,” Fodi
said. “The basic test showed nothing unusual, so I let
it go until another woman contacted me who closely
matched my DNA and encouraged me to investigate
autosomal testing, which shows DNA inherited from >>
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