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Originally posted by Gazrok
Curious, did anybody here actually do this, and go back and find out when your family came here, who you may be descended from, etc.?
I was lucky. One of my cousins had done the work for me. Traced our family back to when we first came here in 1608, right down to the ship name, family origins in England, etc.
Seems I was related to the Sheriff of Nottingham, hehe...(though since Robin Hood is hard to quantify, he may not have been THE Sheriff of that story).
I'm also related to a woman who actually DID what Amelia Earhart "attempted" to do, though of course, she is decidedly less famous because she actually landed ok.
A well known character actor (mostly in the 70's) is related to us, and is a distant cousin of mine.
Another branch makes wine with the family name (and my wife and I collect a bottle for each year we are married).
Anyhow, it was actually a lot of fun to realize how long we'd been here, and see how we branched out from that initial landing. Some of the family stayed in that state, then we basically went in two directions, one to California, and one to Florida. Just wondering if others have had such a discovery, and been surprised at what they found. No need to divulge personal details, just general experience in doing this.edit on 10-5-2013 by Gazrok because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Gazrok
reply to post by camaro68ss
Those kinds of stories are really what I'm lacking about my own. I mean, my cousin has traced the whole family tree, but these kinds of events are what really make it more interesting than just names and dates.
Great stuff! (and yeah, maybe we are related at least by the Sheriff).... Robin was a pest and a menace!
Originally posted by 19KTankCommander
reply to post by mblahnikluver
One thing I had learned about searching family history is this, if you think your Italian, Irish or what ever remember this one thing prior to WWII most marriages were still being done by what nationality you were. Example would be Irish married Irish, that is how I continue my search from the US back to Ireland.