My closest EU relatives are my paternal great grand parents. Grandpa was apparently born within a month of his parents' immigration. I never cared before, but now I kinda wish great grandpa Issac had put that trip off a few months.
I'm not on the ship. I'm in the ship. I am the ship.
River ,'Objects In Space'
Delurking 1: Because we don't always check our e-mail.
Calli - Oct 27, 2016 3:50:29 pm PDT #2802 of 3094
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
amyth - Oct 27, 2016 4:19:13 pm PDT #2803 of 3094
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
My paternal great grandfather was born in Italy in 1881. Which would actually work, except that my father was born in 1928, and he needed to have been born after Jan. 1, 1948 in order for him to be able to inherit his Italian citizenship from my grandmother.
DavidS - Oct 27, 2016 8:22:14 pm PDT #2804 of 3094
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
My Dad's side of the family has been in the U.S. since the 1720s so no such options for me!
Laura - Oct 28, 2016 3:00:02 am PDT #2805 of 3094
Our wings are not tired.
3 of my great grandparents were born in Ireland and 1 in Germany. My mother went over and met some Irish relatives, but I haven't, yet.
Zenkitty - Oct 28, 2016 6:06:37 am PDT #2806 of 3094
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
The guy who's probably my biological father was British. I'm grumpy about that - so close! But there's no way to prove it now, he's dead, my mom's dead (and would never admit it anyway), and my legal father is probably dead but who knows where he is. Well, okay, he's probably in Pennsylvania, but we haven't spoken in 30 years. Man, my family is a Lifetime movie just waiting to be written.
brenda m - Oct 28, 2016 6:45:32 am PDT #2807 of 3094
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
My maternal grandparents were British, so I suppose there might be something there. But I've already got two citizenships so it's not exactly pressing.
-t - Oct 28, 2016 7:56:51 am PDT #2808 of 3094
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I don't think any of my ancestors left their home countries with their original citizenship intact. Maybe the Italians: that would be my great grandmother, I don't know when exactly, but Mom was definitely born before 1948 so I will assume amyth's info applies.
I still think it would be hilarious if I could actually qualify for the DAR, just to get my last name on the roster. We have forebears who were in the right place at the right time but historically my people fled wars in general and ran away specifically to avoid being drafted and there is no evidence that those in the American Revolution era were any different. It's a heritage I am proud of, though, all things considered.
P.M. Marc - Oct 28, 2016 7:59:46 am PDT #2809 of 3094
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
My maternal grandparents were British, so I suppose there might be something there. But I've already got two citizenships so it's not exactly pressing.
You'd get an ancestry visa good for 5 years as a Commonwealth citizen with at least one grandparent born in the UK.
Signed, has looked into this, in same situation.
Barb - Oct 28, 2016 8:08:34 am PDT #2810 of 3094
“Not dead yet!”
I may qualify for Spanish citizenship under the reparations they started a few years back to descendants of people who were kicked out of the country during the Inquisition. I keep meaning to look into it.
For Reasons.
Calli - Oct 28, 2016 9:13:01 am PDT #2811 of 3094
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Mom's ancestors supposedly qualified for the DAR. When she was in high school, Mom got a small prize from the DAR for writing an essay. She said the luncheon where she received the prize scarred her for life and she wanted nothing to do with them. No idea what was up with the Saginaw DAR in 1941, but apparently it was notable.