Something fun for me. A few years ago I submitted my DNA to 23andme. As an Ashkenasizi Jew whose family fled Russia in 1927, relatives were probably left behind. Many relatives also emigrated to the USA or to other countries in the early 1900's.

It has been interesting to discover cousins. I received a PM from a possible cousin in Ukraine. After a bit of correspondence, he requested my email address to send a possible photo of my grandparents.

He sent me a well known photo of my family that included me when I was three years old with either my grandmother's or grandfather's handwriting on the back with my father's Russian name, previously unknown to me!

It blew my mind! His English is rudimentary so DH is connecting me with a friend/coworker fluent in English and Russian to help Grygoryia and me correspond.