We have more Czech peasants? That's the only bit of my ancestry I can trace.
Slovanian, actually. Is that close enough?
I may be love's bitch, but at least I'm man enough to admit it.
Spike ,'Sleeper'
F2F 4: Too Much Candy, Never Enough Mojitos.
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon: Madison, WI from June 20-22 2008! Official website.
Atropa - May 26, 2006 1:38:20 pm PDT #1977 of 10002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
juliana - May 26, 2006 1:39:23 pm PDT #1978 of 10002
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Slovanian, actually. Is that close enough?
Middle Europeans unite!
vw bug - May 26, 2006 1:51:58 pm PDT #1979 of 10002
Mostly lurking...
I'm also Swedish! Does that get me anywhere?
NoiseDesign - May 26, 2006 2:01:39 pm PDT #1980 of 10002
Our wings are not tired
I'm sticking with the theory that I'm Chilean/Samoan.
DavidS - May 26, 2006 2:02:37 pm PDT #1981 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
"All of my best children are dead."
Wow, that is such a goth and/or folk lyric in search of a song.
Hil R. - May 26, 2006 2:25:43 pm PDT #1982 of 10002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I'm mostly Polish/Jewish, though my grandmother was a German Jew. (She claimed her husband's family was Austrian, but he was actually the first generation born in Vienna -- his parents were from Poland.) As far as I know, the only American wars that people in my family served in were WWII and Korea. (My grandmother was an army nurse during WWII, with the Harvard Medical Corps. She was in the first medical team at Normandy after D-Day.)
Topic!Cindy - May 26, 2006 2:31:51 pm PDT #1983 of 10002
What is even happening?
My (seven times) great grandfather was a loyalist and ran off to Canada when the Revolution began. My family's been border hopping back and forth, every couple of generations since then. It might be my turn to head north.
SuziQ - May 26, 2006 2:40:40 pm PDT #1984 of 10002
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
My maternal grandfather was a decendant of Calvin Coolidge. And, apparently I qualify for DAR through my maternal grandmother's side of the family - the Heiby's.
Yeah, we won't discuss that I'm also half Iranian. I'm sure they would love that.
EpicTangent - May 26, 2006 2:46:21 pm PDT #1985 of 10002
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Not me. While all y'all were conquering America and throwing off the shackles of British oppression, my people were horse thieves in County Cork.
My sistah! Actually, no idea if they were horse thieves, but since great-grandpa joined the Irish mob over here, the tendency is clearly present. And though there's Donovans every where, the O'Donovans are concentrated in Cork.
Sparky1 - May 26, 2006 2:48:10 pm PDT #1986 of 10002
Librarian Warlord
My experience of the DAR is that they are very hierarchical. As in, your standing in the group is based on who you were related to in the Revolution. Through my mother, we descend from one of Nathaniel Greene's brothers (he has no direct descendants) so my grandmother was a v.i.p. in her chapter, and told us we should join to continue for the family. I've never had anything to do with 'em.
One the Mayflower, I had three relatives. The only one to show up in the history is a fellow who is often called "argumentative." He fought in the colony's first and only duel, and was sentenced to be tied up, "heels to neck" for I can't remember how long.