Ancestor trouble: a reckoning and a reconciliation

Pt. 1. Genealogy. A doorway

Not forgotten

Like a lenticular print

Pt. 2. Genetic Genealogy. Skeletons and magnolias

Family secrets

DNA sleuthing

A universal family tree

Taking a bite

Pt. 3. Nature and Nurture. It skips a generation

An impulse to leap

The idea of heredity

Genes expressing themselves

Pt. 4. Physicality. Grandma's eyes

The family face

Mugshots from DNA

Pt. 5. Temperament. Grudging kinship

Chasing the dream

Emotional recurrences

Pt. 6. Inheritance. Heirlooms and disinheritance

Monstrous bequests

Not racist

Disconnection

Unacknowledged remains

Pt. 7. Spirituality. The witch

Generational curses

Veneration

Lineage repair

Pt. 8. Creativity. The namesake

Beneficial and malignant creativity

Roots.