From The Decatur (Ala.) Daily of Oct. 21, 2005:
Quilting a family legacy
Heirloom, technology helping man piece together his family background
By Holly Hollman
DAILY Staff Writer
Bill Carwile's pursuit of family history is akin to the 157-year-old quilt his mother's family has handed down.
With patches of information, the Decatur resident pieces together his genealogical background.
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Sometimes, Carwile finds information by accident, and then his research pays off. Once when he tried to e-mail his niece and mistyped her e-mail address, his e-mail went to a Carwile in California. Turns out, she is a distant relative.
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