my uncle, my grandmothers brother

my grandmother was the oldest of 7
my mother the oldest of 5
due to that i didnt have cousins my age and spent alot of time around older elders

my uncle was big into ancestry research, he was the one that organized our family reunions. he even used to reach out to unknown branches on the family tree, introduce himself, and start going to their family reunions

through him as a kid i got an early understanding of who i was and where i came from

i started seriously getting into in my 20’s and got addicted to learning about our history