This week’s post doesn't focus on a specific relative but instead considers the concept of what
actually constitutes a "relative". Who do we include in our family tree?
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| Albert Einstein |
I get periodic emails from Geni.com updating me about the
progress other people have made on “our” family tree. Usually I pay them
little attention as most updates concern some obscure collateral relative.
Today’s email caught my eye. According to Geni.com my fifth cousin, Mark Alan
Goldsmith, is related to Albert Einstein. Hey! Wait a minute! If my relative is
related to Einstein, then it stands to reason I am too.
I logged on to my Geni.com account, then clicked on the name
“Albert Einstein” in the email message.
Within minutes I received an email from
Geni.com.
