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Family Oral History
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Ryans and Smiths When we began our family research, we had incorporated many of the "oral traditions" into what we intended to substantiate. In doing so, we saw that much of it was true, some we still need to investigate and prove, and others were not quite accurate. As for the latter, stories like "Johnny John Smith" proved to be "wishful thinking". However, as children we sat mesmerized when our uncles talked about how an illustrious ancestor escaped the "evil English" or telling us to "remember you're a McGowan."
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Other Sources of Interest