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"My great-great-grandmother, Esmeralda, was a traveling botanist who discovered a rare…"

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"My great-great-grandmother, Esmeralda, was a traveling botanist who discovered a rare…"

Lisa S.

"My great-great-grandmother, Esmeralda, was a traveling botanist who discovered a rare…"

Lisa S.

"My great-great-grandmother, Esmeralda, was a traveling botanist who discovered a rare…"

Lisa S.

"My great-great-grandmother, Esmeralda, was a traveling botanist who discovered a rare…"

Lisa S.

"My great-great-grandmother, Esmeralda, was a traveling botanist who discovered a rare…"

Lisa S.

"My great-great-grandmother, Esmeralda, was a traveling botanist who discovered a rare…"

Lisa S.

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My great grandmother Thelma in 1924

Lisa S.Provincetown, RI

Here is my great-grandmother, a face I know only from albums and family lore. Holding this photo, I feel a profound sense of gratitude. Her journey, her choices, her love—they all led, somehow, to me. It's a humbling and powerful connection across the generations.