Revelations

I'm so enjoying my family research, but every once in a while, I get a jolt, sometimes not so pleasant. With southern roots on both my parents' sides, it shouldn't come as a surprise when I find ancestors who owned slaves, but I was hoping generations of struggling to make ends meet would rule that out. Alas, no. It gives me such a sick feeling to see records of relatives "owning" people, but such is the sometimes sad history of this country. Time to start a blog about it.