As you go back in time the country borders disappear.
It is more like regions.
On occasion I have watched the show "Finding Your Roots."
It is fascinating how much they are able to reconstruct. When they reveal it to the celebrities you can tell how blown away they are.
As immigrants to North America so many little things had to happen in order to be here today.
When you look at archive photos of Ellis Island the stories look like they are carved into the faces of those people.
It takes great courage to leave everything behind and try to start a life in a foreign place. No matter where you end up.
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