There was a day when the stories shared around the dinner table were pretty much the only source of information we had about our past and our heritage. With the advent of Ancestry.com and other apps, you can trace your lineage back almost indefinitely.
I am told by my son Jason that the DNA roadmap is a lot more accurate than the stories that we learned at the dinner table. Accurate? Maybe. More interesting? I doubt it!
As much as anything else, the concept of the family gathering around the dinner table is all but gone. You never had to call us ...