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You have a very beautiful mom and I can see the naughty look in her eyes
I do not know anything of my family background but my husband does. I do not even know if I am interested.. ... no, I am not!
Mrs Tanga
posted by
Tanga
on October 11, 2006 at 2:43 AM
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Thank you all so very much for your comments...so interesting!!!!
posted by
_Symphony_
on October 11, 2006 at 1:59 AM
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Hey Symphony! sorry I haven't been around.....anyway..
I'm Italian on my mom's side and Polish on my Dad's. I didn't know my Dad growing up, so I know more about the Italians. I wish I would have kept a journal of some of the stories I have heard...many of them I have forgotten.
posted by
shelly_b
on October 10, 2006 at 8:59 PM
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I don't know much about my background either, but
my great great grand mother is still alive, she probably knows all about it. Too bad, though, she lives very very far away, plus, I kind of can't understand her talk.
posted by
bandanafish
on October 10, 2006 at 8:53 PM
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SYMPHONY, I'm Irish if you go back numerous generations and
German even further back..
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posted by
Rumor
on October 10, 2006 at 2:18 PM
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I guess I was lucky that certain branches of my family started doing genealogy a century before it was trendy. Scandinavians of mostly humble origins but a few royal connections which were largely ridiculed. Some secrets and skeletons in the closet, too. I think if we trace back far enough, we are all related.
posted by
babe_rocks
on October 10, 2006 at 11:46 AM
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Your background does not make you who you are
I have not done it myself but I do know people who have had success in tracing their ancestry on the internet. They found it totally absorbing, and time consuming!
posted by
AbsolutelyPositive
on October 10, 2006 at 11:03 AM
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she looked to have a bit of mischief in her eyes as a child
posted by
SuccessWarrior
on October 10, 2006 at 7:21 AM
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awesome
posted by
star4sky5
on October 10, 2006 at 7:16 AM
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SYMPHONY, Your Mum is beautiful!
posted by
Amanda__
on October 10, 2006 at 7:02 AM
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posted by
lovelyladymonk
on October 10, 2006 at 6:55 AM
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Searching out your family history
can be addictive and time consuming -- it's detective work with the devil in the details, and clues that confuse. It's discovering you're not the oddest twig on the family tree. Ancestry.com is one online resource, but there are many others. Many LDS churches have huge files, including census records, etc., that are open to non-members. If you really want to do this, contact your cousins - host a big family potluck and put out a few old photos to get them talking, have the tape recorder going. It will amaze and delight you.
posted by
Pat_B
on October 10, 2006 at 6:47 AM
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SYMPHONY
Your Nana looks like she was a lot of fun. Orney look on her face in her youth and maturity. That's always a good thing. Do you take after her cause I know you have that in your bones too...
posted by
Offy
on October 10, 2006 at 6:26 AM
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Those are mischevious eyes Symph!
There must be somewhere you can find out about your heritage...must be frustrating and having a sister you don't know? Do you know anything about her? My father's family was from Perth, Scotland and I got to finally visit there last year. It felt very cool walking the same streets they did. My mother's family is Irish in origin so I'm a Brit from way back! My surname (I kept my maiden name) is Irish although I consider myself more of a Scot.
posted by
ginnieb
on October 10, 2006 at 6:16 AM
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I've got a million relatives, all within about an hour's drive from here.
My mother's family and father's family have about five or six different branches, and I know at least one common ancestor came here in the late 1600s/early 1700s. He was a Hugenot minister and founded a number of churches in the lowcountry.
As my cousin, who traced all this stuff, once said, "The world was a mighty small place on horseback."
Places to look for info, Symph, are things like county courthouses and archives, as well as old family letters and documents. An especially good source can be old family bibles -- because back in the day generally everyone listed their children's birthdates in them, among other things. Also, older relatives are good sources, and it's important to talk to them before they pass on.
Good luck on your search, should you decide to get into it!
posted by
strat
on October 10, 2006 at 6:07 AM
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SYMPHONY
That's a good idea we must all share one day. This post has sent me to to a digging up job.
posted by
Bhaskar.ing
on October 10, 2006 at 5:34 AM
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cute pictures
my father was german - his father was born in germany. he was a bit of a nazi and believed that hitler was right. my mother's family was a mixture of eastern european and welsh, and they were jewish. my grandfather apparently did not come to the wedding because my mother was marrying a german carpenter - which he felt was below her. family get-togethers were always pretty humorous. the german side were all tall and serious / then the jewish side were a bit shorter and always laughing. but my dad and the uncles always got into "the debate" about the holocaust and that was when us kids were shuffled out of the room.
that's my history - don't anyone get offended because that's just the way it was.
I am an American. Plain and Simple.
posted by
ladychardonnay
on October 10, 2006 at 5:05 AM
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Beautiful pics! Good luck on your search.
posted by
A-and-B
on October 10, 2006 at 4:01 AM
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SYMPHONY...
I don't know a lot about my background either.
posted by
jacentaOld
on October 10, 2006 at 3:41 AM
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My Grandmother has
quite and extensive family tree from my Dad's side. It is interesting reading and may just post it one day. Thanks for the idea! Great photos. You can definitely see the little girl in your Mom.
posted by
Tanga
on October 10, 2006 at 3:17 AM
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