In a message dated 4/21/2008 10:08:23 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, [email protected] writes: http://www.buffalonews.com/248/story/328158.html Wonderful essay. Goodman is right on when she says stories are what breathe life into our ancestors. I had been searching for years for information about my grandmother who died long before I was born. A relative by marriage was putting together our family tree and went out of her way to find something, anything about this mysterious woman. She found her DOB, death, AND a picture of her. Suddenly my grandmother became more than a name. She became a real live person with a real live face and the stories I had once made up seemed close to being real. The joy I felt seeing this woman transformed from ghost to three-dimensional woman with a life beyond paper was overwhelming. This essay has brought back that joy. Thank you... Diane **************Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp00300000002851)