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Across the Fence:  What nationalities?  |
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knittinchick
True Blue Farmgirl
1854 Posts
Megan
Wisconsin
1854 Posts |
 Posted - Jul 26 2010 : 12:46:15 PM
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Hi ladies! Just out of curiosity, I was wondering how many different nationalities are represented here on the forum. For me, I'm Italian/Sicilian, Polish, and Irish. What about you?
God's Blessings,
Megan aka Loretta Rae
At heart, I am both a sassy city girl and a down-home country gal. |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - Jul 26 2010 : 12:53:56 PM
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On my father's side, Native American (Cherokee and Blackfoot), Cajun and English, from Somerset
On my mother's side, German and Irish.
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
5216 Posts
Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
5216 Posts |
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clothedinscarlet
True Blue Farmgirl
1333 Posts
Siobhan
Battle Creek
MI
USA
1333 Posts |
Posted - Jul 26 2010 : 12:59:01 PM
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Native american on my fathers side and Scottish and Irish on my mother's side.
Farmgirl Sister #1110
Siobhan - AKA Liza-Jane (my farmgirl name), wife to my best friend, Trent, and mommy to Camden (11/28/05) and Bennett (7/11/07). and Truman (7/28/09) |
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
2199 Posts
Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
2199 Posts |
Posted - Jul 26 2010 : 1:25:51 PM
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Lakota on both sides plus a little Bohemian and Irish thrown in for fun...
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
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Merry
True Blue Farmgirl
765 Posts
Merry
Ankeny
Iowa
USA
765 Posts |
Posted - Jul 26 2010 : 1:26:12 PM
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Philippino-Japanese on my moms side, Irish and Cherokee on my dads.
Merry
Farmgirl #536
http://afarminmyheart.blogspot.com/
Your life is an occasion, rise to it. Mr. Magorium |
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CountryBorn
True Blue Farmgirl
1545 Posts
Mary Jane
New York
USA
1545 Posts |
Posted - Jul 26 2010 : 1:50:43 PM
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Solid Irish, straight from Ireland to Canada on my Mom's side. On my Dad's Scot, English and a wee bit of dutch. Isn't it great all the different nationalities that make us all so unique? I love it.
MJ
There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do. Freya Stark |
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natesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1735 Posts
angela
martinsville
indiana
USA
1735 Posts |
Posted - Jul 26 2010 : 2:01:08 PM
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I'm Native American, Dutch, Scottish, German, and African. We're kind of a weird lot around here!
Farmgirl Sister #1438
God - Gardening - Family - Is anything else important? |
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jill skane
True Blue Farmgirl
853 Posts
jill lillian
stacyville
maine
USA
853 Posts |
Posted - Jul 26 2010 : 2:02:30 PM
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Irish,English, Scottish ,German all rolled in together to make me.
jill |
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Cindy Lou
True Blue Farmgirl
2325 Posts
Susan
Lonsdale
MN
USA
2325 Posts |
Posted - Jul 26 2010 : 2:05:08 PM
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I've noticed in recent years how few people even know their heritage anymore!
I'm Norwegian, Danish, German and Welsh. I'm 3rd generation American on both sides.
This is fascinating! We represent a lot of diversity here.
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?"
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acairnsmom
True Blue Farmgirl
1319 Posts
audrey
cheyenne
wy
1319 Posts |
Posted - Jul 26 2010 : 3:00:29 PM
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I'm Scottish/English of Mom's side and French/German on Dad's. DH is Italian on Mom's side and Scottish on Dad's. Those Scot/Irish folks sure got around!
Audrey
Toto, we're not in Kansas any more! |
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knittingmom
True Blue Farmgirl
665 Posts
AnneMarie
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
665 Posts |
Posted - Jul 26 2010 : 3:12:47 PM
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French and Ukrainian. My mom's side came to Canada when it was first being settled by the French and my dad's parents immigrated with their families from Europe in the early 1900's.
Anne-Marie
"There is no foot so small that it cannot leave an imprint on this world" |
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knittinchick
True Blue Farmgirl
1854 Posts
Megan
Wisconsin
1854 Posts |
Posted - Jul 26 2010 : 3:34:50 PM
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This is really interesting! Susan, I agree. I think that a lot of people are so mixed nowadays that they don't know what mixture they are. But I think it's really important to know where you come from and what your roots are. On my Dad's side I'm am third generation from his Mom and on my Mom's side I'm third generation from my Grandpa.
God's Blessings,
Megan aka Loretta Rae
At heart, I am both a sassy city girl and a down-home country gal. |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13641 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13641 Posts |
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vegetarian farmer
True Blue Farmgirl
249 Posts
Jane
Freedom
pa
USA
249 Posts |
Posted - Jul 26 2010 : 3:43:16 PM
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I am second generation Russian married to a second generation Italian. We can really get loud in this house. Your right Susan, people just don't know their heritage anymore. I think because so many people are mixed heritage it is not a big deal anymore. But growing up that is all we heard. It was a big deal. And my Father never wanted me to marry an Italian(even before I met my husband). Well look what happened. Never tell someone not to do it :) But my Dad loved my husband but those old world ways of thinking were very ingrained in my parents.
Jane
http://hardworkhomestead.blogspot.com/ |
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
2199 Posts
Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
2199 Posts |
Posted - Jul 26 2010 : 3:44:34 PM
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LOL, its kinda funny how all them Irish mixed it up with all them Native Americans, cause that seems to be the top 2 nations...
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
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Diane B Carter
True Blue Farmgirl
1270 Posts
Diane
Blasdell
N.Y.
USA
1270 Posts |
Posted - Jul 26 2010 : 3:52:19 PM
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German moms side English dad's side. I say I'm 100% American because I was born in America & so were my parents.
Hope all your days are Sunnydays.
dianebcarterhotmailcom.blogspot.com |
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LakeOntarioFarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
933 Posts
Brenda
North Rose
NY
USA
933 Posts |
Posted - Jul 26 2010 : 4:03:39 PM
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100 % Italian on my dad's side. My grandparents all came straight from Italy.
My mom's father came from a prominent Scottish family that helped to settle part of upstate NY, and his mother was from a prominent German family that went from here to Canada during the American Revolution. My mom's mother was mostly English with several Revolutionary war heroes in her background. I'm sure it was a rude awakening for her when she was doing our family genealogy in the 60's and discovered that her and her husbands family fought on opposite sides of the war, lol!
So many of us are Irish or Scottish here!
Brenda
FarmGirl # 711
"If you have made mistakes, there is always another chance for you. You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call 'failure' is not the falling down, but the staying down. "~ Mary Pickford
http://theviewfromhere-brenda.blogspot.com/ |
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Lin
True Blue Farmgirl
807 Posts
Lin
Sioux City
IA
USA
807 Posts |
Posted - Jul 26 2010 : 5:41:32 PM
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Irish, Scotch and a little Dutch!! What a fun suggestion, Megan!
"Our beautiful earth is worth saving"!! |
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harmonyfarm
True Blue Farmgirl
785 Posts
Debbie
Southeastern
Ohio
USA
785 Posts |
Posted - Jul 26 2010 : 6:25:59 PM
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We all sound like a bunch of mutts to me....lol...never had a mutt I didn't love...
I'm Italian on my dad's side and German on my mom's side...
Debbie
"If you can't find the time to do it right...how will you find the time to do it over" |
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
2199 Posts
Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
2199 Posts |
Posted - Jul 26 2010 : 6:56:01 PM
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Debbie, you are right, there are very few "purebred" americans around, lol.
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
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Karrieann
True Blue Farmgirl
1900 Posts
Karrieann
Northeast
Georgia
USA
1900 Posts |
Posted - Jul 26 2010 : 9:25:12 PM
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German, Irish, Italian = Mom's side
German, Seneca = Dad's side
which makes me American
:o)
Karrieann ~ Farmgirl Sister #766 (29 Sept 2009)
My Blog: ...following my heart, dreams and Jesus
...http://karrieann-followingmyheartandjesus.blogspot.com/
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Jul 26 2010 : 10:03:18 PM
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I am 1/4 Native American (Cherokee on both sides and Choctaw as well on my dad's side) A little bit of alot of other stuff..French, Scottish, Irish and Portuguese way back. People have always asked if I am Greek or Italian so that is what THIS mix looks like..haha. My family is American 6 generations back on my mom's side and as far back as I could get (4 generations) on my dad's side. All from the south...and my 4 grandparents all ended up migrating to Calif during the depression with their families..where they met and married and raised their own families.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com |
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl
17161 Posts
Grace
WACAL Gal
WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts |
Posted - Jul 26 2010 : 10:28:14 PM
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Debbie...
I luv it ..."Mutts" and we make the best kind of Americans!
I was born in Germany to a German mom...We came to the USA when I was 3 and mama got her Citizenship & I Naturalization...long story.
Daddy (not biolgical) is pure Mississippian with some English heritage.
We would have some of the BEST meals, and yes, I do like SPAM & Chitlains with a side of Schnitzle & Speztle! lol!
>^..^<
Happiness is being a katmom.
"Is it time for my Dirt Manicure yet!"
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://www.graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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Cozynana
True Blue Farmgirl
1123 Posts
Kem
1123 Posts |
Posted - Jul 27 2010 : 05:02:54 AM
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| My dad is full Swede and my mom is English/Irish with a little bit of something else. In a way it is sad to see the nationalities become so diluted. I am 1/2 Swede, my grandkids hardly have any Swede now. Maybe in the long run it is better if our future generations are diluted and everyone becomes a mixture. It may take care of some the prejudices and social issues. I would be for that. |
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
4562 Posts |
Posted - Jul 27 2010 : 05:12:30 AM
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I am a third generation Irish on my Dad's side and German on my Mom's side. Growing up my Dad instilled the Irish heritage in us and it has stuck with me and my children. Very proud of my Irish background and not afraid to show it.
http://studiodiphotosite.shutterfly.com/
farmgirl sister #922
Happy to be a "Raggedy Ann" in a Barbie World! |
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