Mothers, Daughters, and mtDNA

Ever thought about having your DNA analyzed? About a year ago, I became interested in The Genographic Project after reading Spencer Wells’ “Deep Ancestry: Inside the Genographic Project” (National Geographic, 2006). Spencer Wells is an Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society and Frank H. T. Rhodes Class of ’56 Professor at Cornell University. He leads [...]

The Boy With the Million-Dollar Smile

His mother and two older brothers entered from the side entrance taking their seats for the funeral service. My daughter, Jackie, and I did a double take as the middle brother filed in. The resemblance between him and the deceased – my Dad, Maurice – was uncanny. Many of the floral arrangements close to the [...]