tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15595002.post114204782575109068..comments2023-06-13T09:21:19.675-04:00Comments on April's Space: I Belong...Aprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10717015172454528486noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15595002.post-1142189460198772772006-03-12T13:51:00.000-05:002006-03-12T13:51:00.000-05:00LOL, Stacy... He's delusional, I tell ya!I'll defi...LOL, Stacy... He's delusional, I tell ya!<BR/><BR/>I'll definately have to check out Rutherford's books, Bosey. I'd heard that tidbit about your ancestor before. How neat to know you're a descendant. <BR/><BR/>Cole, I probably have a ton of different ethnic lineages too. It's hard to be American and not. This just seems to be the most prominent, since both my father's mother and my mother's father were of "very" Irish decent. I used to hate it because of the freckles. Now I enjoy it!<BR/><BR/>I agree, Olga. It seems that the more time passes, the more I feel it important to keep hold of our lineage.Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717015172454528486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15595002.post-1142143118183376062006-03-12T00:58:00.000-05:002006-03-12T00:58:00.000-05:00April, wow, it's so interesting to find out about ...April, wow, it's so interesting to find out about the ancestors. I find it fascinating, and important for preservation of family history.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15595002.post-1142138573570356872006-03-11T23:42:00.000-05:002006-03-11T23:42:00.000-05:00Hi April - What a neat posting! I have relitives ...Hi April - What a neat posting! I have relitives on both sides that have traced back our lineage. I though do NOT have a memory for particulars and will not pretend too. :-) I am nine different things that we know of to date and am proud of it. I'm a true <I>pure</I> american! At least in the sense of why america was created! <BR/><BR/>I do like history though and I do delve into the romantic side of it once in awhile - not much time right now with the kids and all. But I have a photo copy of my dad's, dad's side of the family coat of arms. I keep thinking that one of these days I'll buy a copy (colored) of it. :-)<BR/><BR/>Have a great weekend!<BR/><BR/>ColeCole Reisinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04017101938082651422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15595002.post-1142085938435555622006-03-11T09:05:00.000-05:002006-03-11T09:05:00.000-05:00April, what a wonderful thought for the day. It's ...April, what a wonderful thought for the day. It's true, we all belong... sometimes that's easy to forget. We feel like we're floating out here in the middle of nowhere at times, don't we? : ) This sense of common ancestry is one of the reasons I love to read Edward Rutherford's books. He traces families from thousands of years before. If you've never read London, Sarum, or Russka, I encourage you to. Right now, I'm reading his newest one: Ireland, the Dublin Saga. Very interesting. <BR/><BR/>As for me, uncles on both sides of my family have traced family roots. On my mom's side, I'm descended from William Bradford, who was one of the leaders of the Pilgrims (he became the second governor after Miles Standish, and it was actually William Bradford who made peace with the natives and declared Thanksgiving, not Standish). On my Dad's side, I'm descended from German mercenaries who came to the Nova Scotia area in the 1770s to fight for British in the American Revolution. When the British won, the Germans were given land as payment, so they stayed. <BR/><BR/>So, aristocrats on one side, and paid fighters on the other. Fun stuff!!!<BR/><BR/>Steph<BR/>P.S. abuot the book thing. I recently moved and donated 100 books to the library. That was the third time in four years I had to cull my collection and it hurt so bad!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05757619254031529216noreply@blogger.com