Carrie and Cora Dewey: Second and Third-Great-Grandmothers
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Carrie White led a life marked by profound tragedy, losing her brother and both parents within a year, followed closely by the death of her infant daughter. When Carrie shows signs of deteriorating mental health and involuntary movements, she disappears from her family and is later found in a Binghamton hotel where she had taken her own life. Her family only identifies her days after the incident, and her death leaves a lasting impact on the family.
Years later, Carrie’s daughter, Cora, also begins to experience deteriorating mental health and involuntary movements illustrating the complex and often painful legacies that genealogical research can unearth–both physical and emotional.
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LOW ANCESTRY CREDITS
Created, Written and Produced by Karyn Harding
Cohosted by Kim McMasters
Sound Engineering and Original Music by Benjamin Mauch
Original Art by Christina Swanson of Swansong Creative
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