tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post2929995032567272801..comments2024-03-29T03:53:25.372-04:00Comments on Bless Our Hearts: MusingMs. Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-19703293994650733332015-03-01T11:43:08.517-05:002015-03-01T11:43:08.517-05:00My mother did all of our family history and geneal...My mother did all of our family history and genealogy dating back to the early Virginia settlers. Who knows what they were like? I wish I had some inkling of the lives of these people who are my ancestors. It is interesting stuff. <br /><br />Sydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05642843245634635843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-37711438057227742562015-02-27T10:47:10.207-05:002015-02-27T10:47:10.207-05:00^^ I love that story about Pa! I love LIW, and hav...^^ I love that story about Pa! I love LIW, and have been reading a lot about her lately.SJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14174193133138897712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-74168092291361939642015-02-27T09:33:29.125-05:002015-02-27T09:33:29.125-05:00Luckily I hear that some Mormons go back through r...Luckily I hear that some Mormons go back through records and posthumously baptize not just their own relatives, but ours too. Hopefully Mormons are right and then someday we'll all end up in heaven thanks to their industry.<br /><br />We have some good stories about some of my relatives in the wild west. I believe them because I like to, and not because I have any certainty of their truth.<br /><br />I read an interesting thread about Laura Ingalls Wilder, recently, and some story she told, but never wrote down, about Pa. In Laura's story, Pa was part of a group of vigilantes who murdered a family who had themselves been luring in unsuspecting travelers and murdering them all, for money and for fun. On this thread, several people with roots in the great plains spoke up to say that this story was a part of THEIR family lore as well. Apparently everybody's Pa in Nebraska, or was it Kansas, helped hunt down these murderers and take them out. Every last one. <br /><br />Vesuvius At Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02783271096885148080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-64090681509854240102015-02-27T07:44:52.342-05:002015-02-27T07:44:52.342-05:00Family background can be fascinating, but it has v...Family background can be fascinating, but it has very little bearing on who I am now. When I read about all my ancestors who fought for the Confederacy, for example, I wonder how they'd feel having a gay, liberal descendant like me? :)Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-25036473882350618382015-02-27T02:12:00.555-05:002015-02-27T02:12:00.555-05:00I actually love hearing about my ancestors --or st...I actually love hearing about my ancestors --or stories from the olden days. I am watching this PBS special called "The Italians," and it's remarkably similar to the stories I've been told by my relatives -- I have even searched through the crowds in the photos and movies they've shown, looking for someone familiar. I like how traits and cultural things, even muscle memory is carried through. I definitely have always identified more with my Italian half than my Scottish or Syrian quarters. I don't know why that is - Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-28915629351555223582015-02-27T00:01:02.939-05:002015-02-27T00:01:02.939-05:00Background, family, connections, ancestors ... non...Background, family, connections, ancestors ... none of it really means anything, in my opinion. To me the important thing is what kind of a person an individual is; how they treat others, especially others who are more vulnerable than they are. I know that who and what and how we are is partly a function of our genes and upbringing, but there is also a big part of it under our control, and we must do our best to be our best. That's what I think, anyway. jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-47961830238616078322015-02-26T19:45:00.685-05:002015-02-26T19:45:00.685-05:00I was into geneology several years ago. My matern...I was into geneology several years ago. My maternal grandfather came from Mexico to the U.S. at the age of 17 and never saw his parents/siblings again. No idea why his seven kids didn't get much info from him, but I tried for a while. No Bueno. (LOL)Catrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17408495829569772826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-73982267180991850302015-02-26T15:29:13.688-05:002015-02-26T15:29:13.688-05:00Family history is just story, and the story's ...Family history is just story, and the story's details depend on who is doing the telling usually. Perspective is everything. Interestingly, although you aren't that interested in family history, you are creating a magical treasure trove of it here for your grandsons and their offspring. How lucky they are! And how lucky we are, too. Hugs, dear Mary.37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-11368714651178148422015-02-26T14:13:57.750-05:002015-02-26T14:13:57.750-05:00I'm like you not bothered how I got here. At m...I'm like you not bothered how I got here. At my Grans funeral I was told dark family secret by a slightly drunken Aunt that Gran took to her grave with her. My great great grandmother was a gypsy who lived in a horse drawn Barrel top wagon and smoked a clay pipe. Also on Fathers side I have Italian blood and despite been born English I never in my life could stand in a queue. LOL I came out of FB closet at same time as posting one. Mr Moon keeps coming up as someone I might know. Lovely pic of him and you in each others arms. Maggi xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-66413585976622802442015-02-26T13:12:56.647-05:002015-02-26T13:12:56.647-05:00Genealogy for other people fascinates me -I love t...Genealogy for other people fascinates me -I love that show Who Do You Think You Are that traces family histories of celebrities and they go out and find their ancestral links. <br /><br />For me, I find it less interesting. My immediate families are largely chosen and not blood related, since I have no siblings and my only brother and sisters and nieces and nephews are no more related to me than the Moon clan is. Which is to say they are a part of me, as are you. Sometimes that matters more.SJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14174193133138897712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-87990681651242530562015-02-26T11:14:45.365-05:002015-02-26T11:14:45.365-05:00Denise- Exactly! Yes! And who knows if the childre...Denise- Exactly! Yes! And who knows if the children listed are actually the true children of that father? Charts and family trees can only tell us so much. The rest is probably far more interesting, don't you think?<br />Rant here any time. I do love a good rant.Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2086296370004835655.post-53324107510895430912015-02-26T11:07:54.407-05:002015-02-26T11:07:54.407-05:00One thing I know about family history is that peop...One thing I know about family history is that people clean it up for their little family tree charts. I remember when my aunt told me that she wouldn't be listing my son since he was, ahem, illegitimate. There are plenty of other little cover ups in our family. Genealogy is like history in general, it's spun, tweaked, sanitized, and written by the "legitimate."<br /><br />Well. Who knew I had that rant in me this morning?<br />Anyhow, Good Morning to you, Mrs. Moon. Perhaps I'll be nicer today now that I've had a rant.Denise Emanuel Clemenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10982725113569943337noreply@blogger.com