tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737415408579020998.post5867180306406309204..comments2023-10-25T02:33:26.629-05:00Comments on I Am Woody: HobbiesI Am Woodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10103866761536902069noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737415408579020998.post-2745425350742212712008-11-22T15:23:00.000-06:002008-11-22T15:23:00.000-06:00My mother once told me that my great-grandfather w...My mother once told me that my great-grandfather was a prince. I was so excited, I just knew that I had blue-blood flowing through my veins. When she saw me imagining myself in a tiara, she added that he thought he was a prince since he had his children do all the work for him once he made enough to bring them over from the old country. Oh well. No princes, just some strong women--I can deal with that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737415408579020998.post-88154146901511043912008-11-22T14:01:00.000-06:002008-11-22T14:01:00.000-06:00Wow, you have some truly famous people in your tre...Wow, you have some truly famous people in your tree! <BR/><BR/>I love this part -<BR/><BR/>"You must also have patience with family. My aunts are convinced we have "Indian" blood because "Mother said we did". I have yet to find any record of a Native American. I'm not saying that Grandma was wrong. I'm just saying that I haven't found the proof yet."<BR/><BR/>My Mum insists that 1) My paternal grandmother had some black ancestors and 2) that her mother's family originally came from Poland. I can find no trace of any fact to support either rumour. She just says I'm not looking hard enough. LOL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737415408579020998.post-4966282074988858262008-11-22T10:14:00.000-06:002008-11-22T10:14:00.000-06:00I've been doing my paternal tree for about ten yea...I've been doing my paternal tree for about ten years. It was actually easier than I thought because a book was researched and written about my family going back to the 1500s. Where my branch "broke" from the authors, I was fortunate enough to find a priest who was a distant relative who kept marriage records of our surname. Hs translated letters into French for me and gave me information about which parishes in Quebec to sent them to for records. My search was pretty easy.<BR/>My Aunt did my maternal side, and she's still a census translator for GenWeb or one of those search sites. Thanks to her I'm a member of DAR, which my kids don't appreciate..YET.<BR/>I don't have any famous blood that I know of, but some pretty racey charactersAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036374022323687122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737415408579020998.post-40072589193104012002008-11-21T13:52:00.000-06:002008-11-21T13:52:00.000-06:00Suz - How lucky are you to have someone doing your...Suz - How lucky are you to have someone doing your family tree!! That is really cool about the tribe of Pocahontas.<BR/><BR/>Desert - It really is alot of fun. It has opened my eyes into history too. I love to try to imagine how their lives must have been during the Civil War or the Revolutionary War or sailing into New York Harbor at the turn of the century!<BR/><BR/>Desert - PS I really love the "Alice" caption!!I Am Woodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103866761536902069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737415408579020998.post-37772181731164416182008-11-21T09:43:00.000-06:002008-11-21T09:43:00.000-06:00p.s. Incredible Woody, You're in the top three for...p.s. Incredible Woody, You're in the top three for my photo caption contest--the one with the most votes gets the $25 gift certificate (so if you're reading this comment and want to support Incredible Woody, head over to http://desertsurvivor.blogspot.com and vote for her entry).Desert Survivorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09620590624490393921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737415408579020998.post-36304520409533899802008-11-21T09:42:00.000-06:002008-11-21T09:42:00.000-06:00That's so cool! It sounds like really interesting ...That's so cool! It sounds like really interesting research to get to know your relatives better. And who else might turn up to be your relative!?Desert Survivorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09620590624490393921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6737415408579020998.post-19144028008148672822008-11-21T08:08:00.000-06:002008-11-21T08:08:00.000-06:00SOOOOO cool. I love it.I started mine about 10 yea...SOOOOO cool. I love it.<BR/>I started mine about 10 years ago. Made some headway, then lost it ALL. <BR/>I have an aunt that has worked tirelessly for years on it, I plan on just taking hers!<BR/>Bush, Washington, Obama....you should have your own bedroom in the White house!!!!<BR/>BTW, I DO have native american in me.....on my Grandmas side, their is direct relations to Pocahontas tribe. cool right? John smith....not so much.Busy Bee Suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18115487928147732314noreply@blogger.com