1/1/2006
By David A. Fryxell
You're hot on your ancestors' trail when suddenly the search screeches to a halt. Don't let a little roadblock get in your way: Follow one of these alternate routes to your roots.
You've traced Great-great-grandpa Jonah back to the old country in the 1830s, but there the trail suddenly goes cold. Who are his parents, your third-great-grandparents? You haven't a clue. It's as though Jonah simply materialized out of thin air (or, just like his Biblical namesake, was spat out of a passing whale).