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The Milford Daily News, March 28, 2010<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Watching "Friends" actress Lisa Kudrow learn her great-grandmother
\nhad been beaten and set on fire was a turning point for Rebecca
\nMcGinnis.<\/p>\n

"I can't even begin to imagine the pain of finding something like that out," she said.<\/p>\n

But the recent episode of NBC's "Who Do You Think You Are?" also spurred McGinnis' desire to delve into her family's past.<\/p>\n

"I hope to find truly interesting and unique stories in researching
\nmy family tree," said the daughter of the late Beatrice Dowden, a
\nHopedale native born in 1930, and the late Lt. Col. William McGinnis,
\nwho grew up in Milford. "I think it will also be interesting to find
\ndistant relatives."<\/p>\n

The TV reality show that traces celebrities' roots might not spark
\nthe nation's curiosity the way "Roots" did in 1977, but "we have
\ndefinitely seen a slight uptick in … requests that mention the show,"
\nsaid Joseph Keefe, archives specialist at the National Archives and
\nRecords Administration in Waltham.<\/p>\n

Read the rest of the article.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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