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Decatur library aids family research

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Rebecca Damptz, local history librarian/archivist at the Decatur Public Library, cleans an old document in Decatur.

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Rebecca Damptz knows that there's a lot of wishful thinking involved when it comes to most people's initial interest in genealogy.Everyone wants to believe their ancestors came over on the Mayflower or fought in famous battles of the Revolutionary War. But the Decatur Public Library's archivist librarian assures those seeking their family history that although this is certainly a possibility, the reality is often equally interesting.