What an incredible weekend of celebrating Independence Day it has been! Our weather was dark, hot, and rainy, but that did not dampen our spirits. My oldest daughter came to celebrate the July 4th holiday with us. We had several in-depth conversations—the kind you have when it’s one-on-one time with a loved one. Family Revelations and Shared Stories from Independence Day One family discovery led to another: my husband’s great-great-grandfather served in the Civil War! He was an American. That was interesting because my husband, his mother, and two of his siblings are naturalized American citizens. We are still uncovering the circumstances that caused his grandmother to emigrate from the U.S.A. to Canada and start a family there. Another family story adds to that thread: my father, a naturalized citizen, was not an American when I was born. My mother was a natural-born citizen, and so am I. A search of records showed that I was 5 years old when my father was naturalized. …
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