So I m 53 and I just found out I m adopted. My sister lost my real certificate but only remembers my last name, birth date, and place. Help!?

No, not Scottish nor Irish nor Ulster Scot it is medieval English langauge. It is a patronymic form of Thomas, from the nickname Tom, and the added diminutive suffix "- kin", meaning near relative, plus the suffix "-s", itself a short form of "son"....... word hunting will NEVER tell you where your ancestors are from, you need to research.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.