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Family Matters:  Roots!  |
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phonelady
True Blue Farmgirl
323 Posts
Carla
Loveland
Colorado
323 Posts |
 Posted - Apr 28 2011 : 5:44:59 PM
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Who else has been searching for their roots?
I love doing Family History Research and have found some wonderful info about my family and some way-back-there ancestors.
In my family there are Revolutionary War Vets, farmers, teachers, homesteaders [those girls made it work in South Dakota of all places!], Fruit Tramps, River Rats and other wonderful adventurers.
I'm finally starting to write narratives about some of these ancestors adventures [they would have called their lives average, but I relish all that came down the pike to make me what I am today].
Smiles!
Carla
It's not just life-
It's an adventure!
http://familyhistoryfindings.blogspot.com/ |
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rksmith
True Blue Farmgirl
858 Posts
Rachel
Clayton
GA
USA
858 Posts |
Posted - Apr 28 2011 : 6:56:17 PM
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Family history is so fun! Unfortunately on my dad's side, they were fairly shady and really good at covering their tracks so I don't have a whole lot of info on them. On my mom's side we've gotten back to where they came over from Ireland, Scotland and Wales in the 1700's, which I think is awesome!!
Rachel
Farmgirl Sister #2753
Do not ask the Lord to guide your footsteps, if you are not willing to move your feet--Dr. Kioni
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Penny Wise
True Blue Farmgirl
1903 Posts
Margo
Elyria
OH
USA
1903 Posts |
Posted - Apr 28 2011 : 8:15:23 PM
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my name is margo and i am a genealogy addict!
Farmgirl # 2139
~*~ counting my pennies and biding my time; my dreams are adding up!~*~ |
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lwm
True Blue Farmgirl
123 Posts
Loralie
Duncan
AZ
USA
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Posted - Apr 28 2011 : 8:36:10 PM
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| I haven't done much lately, but it is fun. My family started in N. Carolina & moved on to Virginia/W. Virginia. |
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Dusky Beauty
True Blue Farmgirl
1108 Posts
Jen
Tonopah
AZ
USA
1108 Posts |
Posted - Apr 28 2011 : 8:59:21 PM
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Most of what I know is only oral history. A part of me wants to research it and find out more, but a lot of me is afraid I won't like everything I find--- like I'll be pretty dissapointed if I found out one of my grandparents lied about their background and I find out I'm not actually scottish or swede or whatever after I've *been* that for so long.
So yeah, kinda do, kinda don't. I tried 10 years ago but there wasn't that much available online at the time for my relatives listed.
"After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.” ~Will Rogers |
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
3602 Posts
Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
3602 Posts |
Posted - Apr 29 2011 : 07:38:50 AM
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As an older adoptee, I have been doing that for years. Birthfather's family all came over from Bohemia, farmed, raised race/circus horses, along with a number of "shady" occupations. lol. Birthmother's family came from Tennessee...farmers, laborers..however, incredible storytellers. I have some very colorful memories. again, lol. I love researching my roots. And, I don't really care what I find out..love a good story.
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
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phonelady
True Blue Farmgirl
323 Posts
Carla
Loveland
Colorado
323 Posts |
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phonelady
True Blue Farmgirl
323 Posts
Carla
Loveland
Colorado
323 Posts |
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Penny Wise
True Blue Farmgirl
1903 Posts
Margo
Elyria
OH
USA
1903 Posts |
Posted - Apr 30 2011 : 03:52:27 AM
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Originally posted by forgetmenot
As an older adoptee, I have been doing that for years. Birthfather's family all came over from Bohemia, farmed, raised race/circus horses, along with a number of "shady" occupations. lol. Birthmother's family came from Tennessee...farmers, laborers..however, incredible storytellers. I have some very colorful memories. again, lol. I love researching my roots. And, I don't really care what I find out..love a good story.
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon
ive only known my birth family for 11 years and it has been fun researching them!!!! i dont care what i find either cuz they are MINE!!!!! would love to talk to you about being an adoptee....margo
Farmgirl # 2139
~*~ counting my pennies and biding my time; my dreams are adding up!~*~ |
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forgetmenot
True Blue Farmgirl
3602 Posts
Judith
Nora Springs
IA
USA
3602 Posts |
Posted - Apr 30 2011 : 05:55:38 AM
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That is so funny, Carla!
Margo, e-mail me anytime..
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the belief that something is more important than fear." Ambrose Red Moon |
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smiley
True Blue Farmgirl
650 Posts
lea
pea ridge
arkansas
USA
650 Posts |
Posted - May 01 2011 : 7:23:04 PM
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| I scrapbooked one for my moms side and one for my dad side. Next to the old pic I put a story passed down,etc. More than born and died stuff and the kids enjoyed watching the process and learned about their people at the same time. Next project is my husbands side. They had a housefire when he was a boy so the pics will be hard to come by. I am fortunate I interviewed his father about 10 years ago. He now has alzheimers. |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - May 02 2011 : 11:30:27 AM
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I started searching a few months back after being notified through Ancestry.com that someone had updated my family tree...I've discovered some fairly amazing things and even met a few "cousins" via email. My father's family, the "Longs", came from Wiltshire, England in the mid 1700's--Edward was a Cromwell man and came to the Baltimore MD area to try to make sure everyone was being loyal to the crown. He married into an already prominently established family called Peake and the lineage ultimately ends up in Louisiana and Mississipi prior to and after the Civil War. VERY interesting stuff!
Researching my father's history also made me want to research my husband's history. He's 100% Irish on both sides, maternal and paternal and the Lynch's have only been in this country since 1870, all immigrating as young men and women, born and raised in County Cavan, Ireland. I've even narrowed down the townland they came from and his Great Great Grandfather's other siblings, some of whom moved to Australia during the great famine.
I'm always happy to learn about "where" I came from because my father was so much older and really didn't talk about those types of things and wasn't very close to his family. The internet has been a great reserach tool!
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
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phonelady
True Blue Farmgirl
323 Posts
Carla
Loveland
Colorado
323 Posts |
Posted - May 02 2011 : 5:44:19 PM
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Good thing you did that interview Lea!
We've lost so much to that disease.
I interviewed my 91 year old grandma and my Dad's sister when I finally got to meet them [Didn't know Dad's side until 4 years ago. Long story].
Smiles!
Carla
It's not just life-
It's an adventure!
http://familyhistoryfindings.blogspot.com/ |
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walkinwalkoutcattle
True Blue Farmgirl
1675 Posts
Megan
Paint Lick
KY
USA
1675 Posts |
Posted - May 03 2011 : 08:19:35 AM
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How wonderful! I believe my mom gave my grandparents a book to write in when I was a baby, about how they were raised and everything. I can't wait until it's handed down to me. :) I'm flying to see them today with my 12 week old daughter. I'm so excited!
Farmgirl #2879 :)
Starbucks and sushi to green fried tomatoes and corn pudding-I wouldn't change it for the world.
www.cattleandcupcakes.blogspot.com
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phonelady
True Blue Farmgirl
323 Posts
Carla
Loveland
Colorado
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smiley
True Blue Farmgirl
650 Posts
lea
pea ridge
arkansas
USA
650 Posts |
Posted - May 03 2011 : 7:50:58 PM
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| Carla I used to live out your way about 23 yrs ago. Its good you got to meet your dads side.Megan safe travels and have a wonderful time! |
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edlund33
True Blue Farmgirl
1515 Posts
Marilyn
Renton
WA
USA
1515 Posts |
Posted - May 03 2011 : 9:04:53 PM
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I too love genealogy research! Most of the work I've done personally is on my dad's father's side. Their families came from different parts of Sweden and I've gotten in touch with relatives on both sides over there. One had done research for over 50 years and sent me all of his data a few weeks before he died. I am slowly but surely entering this wealth of information on a Swedish database so that it is available for others to access. Last summer we enjoyed a wonderful visit from two Swedish relatives. Another relative helped me discover that my great great grandfather played the fiddle in Sweden too, and was so well known in the province that some of his tunes had been published in a book from the 1800's that is available to view online for free! So, I've printed the tunes and have started learning to play a couple of them. It really is amazing to play music that you have a personal connection to. I have a few criminals, moonshiners, religious objectors and other colorful characters in my family tree, too. Some of my cousins in Minnesota have just published a book on their family history and I'm waiting for my dad to finish reading it so I can have a turn. Genealogy has become so much more rewarding in recent years due to internet technology and computers that make the world a much smaller place. Good luck to all of you with your family searches!
Cheers! ~ Marilyn
Farm Girl No. 1100
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. - Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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Penny Wise
True Blue Farmgirl
1903 Posts
Margo
Elyria
OH
USA
1903 Posts |
Posted - May 04 2011 : 09:22:57 AM
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Originally posted by FebruaryViolet
I started searching a few months back after being notified through Ancestry.com that someone had updated my family tree...I've discovered some fairly amazing things and even met a few "cousins" via email. My father's family, the "Longs", came from Wiltshire, England in the mid 1700's--Edward was a Cromwell man and came to the Baltimore MD area to try to make sure everyone was being loyal to the crown. He married into an already prominently established family called Peake and the lineage ultimately ends up in Louisiana and Mississipi prior to and after the Civil War. VERY interesting stuff!
Researching my father's history also made me want to research my husband's history. He's 100% Irish on both sides, maternal and paternal and the Lynch's have only been in this country since 1870, all immigrating as young men and women, born and raised in County Cavan, Ireland. I've even narrowed down the townland they came from and his Great Great Grandfather's other siblings, some of whom moved to Australia during the great famine.
I'm always happy to learn about "where" I came from because my father was so much older and really didn't talk about those types of things and wasn't very close to his family. The internet has been a great reserach tool!
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/
jonnie-peake (tho spelled peek and settled in new york in 1700's) is a name in my lineage--hmmmmmmm
would love to compare info--i'm at work so can't pull any of my "stuff" but i know that my own leaf ended up in michigan after the rev war....could be a relation- you know how names' and spelling got changed! my tree is Valerie Pipher's Family
Farmgirl # 2139
~*~ counting my pennies and biding my time; my dreams are adding up!~*~ |
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - May 04 2011 : 09:27:58 AM
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Would enjoy that, Penny--I believe her name was Mary Peake. I'll have to check back on that. New York at that time was a British Colony so it's entirely possible that it's an ofshoot of the Peake Family. Very interesting stuff.
Musings from our family in the Bluegrass http://sweetvioletmae.blogspot.com/ |
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sweettea
True Blue Farmgirl
55 Posts
Candace
St Cloud
MN
USA
55 Posts |
Posted - Jan 07 2012 : 4:46:17 PM
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Genealogy is fun and rewarding to research. Our family line is from Sweden, Scotland, Ireland, France, Switzerland, and Germany. I began researching our family a gzillion years ago when I was in high school. I interviewed older members of our family via snail mail letters. I have kept all the letters and hard copy research I have compiled. Now my mother is continuing this search through Ancestry.com and has found so much more information. The best part of it all is that I have a whole new network of shirt-tail cousins to get to know now!
"There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle." Albert Einstein |
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GirlwithHook
True Blue Farmgirl
922 Posts
Alyce
Madison
WI
USA
922 Posts |
Posted - Jan 17 2012 : 08:50:41 AM
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Ahhh, one of my favorite topics! My mother's family has been traced back to the late 1400s and most likely originated in the Orkney Islands. I'm having a bit more trouble on my father's side (neither my sister nor I speak to him), but I was able to discover that my ancestors emigrated from Hordaland and Oslo in Norway and that the family name comes from a farm with a large, ancient holy site.
Most of my mom's family loves genealogy. I love knowing who made me who I am.
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phonelady
True Blue Farmgirl
323 Posts
Carla
Loveland
Colorado
323 Posts |
Posted - Jan 17 2012 : 6:25:19 PM
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That's what has been so intriguing, knowing where I came from, and what they were doing while her on the planet.
Currently, I am studying the Revolutionary War era in the U.S.
Very interesting because the culture was totally different then ours is today.
It explains why our UK ancestors did the things they did.
And now there's some history about the Native part of our fore-bearers too. [There hasn't been much about them and our Afro-American ancestors until lately...]
Carla
It's not just life-
It's an adventure!
http://familyhistoryfindings.blogspot.com/ |
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