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<p>[QUOTE="D. Bartlett, post: 5333443, member: 79246"]Indeed, the current thinking among the<i> cognoscenti familia </i>is that the elephant belonged to my late uncle’s father, my paternal grandfather. </p><p><br /></p><p>Being somewhat socially and politically connected in his time in his native city and state, perhaps my grandfather received our little elephant as a memento for his participation at a convention or other such gathering. Alas, we’ll likely never know.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="D. Bartlett, post: 5333443, member: 79246"]Indeed, the current thinking among the[I] cognoscenti familia [/I]is that the elephant belonged to my late uncle’s father, my paternal grandfather. Being somewhat socially and politically connected in his time in his native city and state, perhaps my grandfather received our little elephant as a memento for his participation at a convention or other such gathering. Alas, we’ll likely never know.[/QUOTE]
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