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Virtus Vincit Invidiam
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Virtus Vincit Invidiam This is the family motto from the family crest of my mother's paternal family line. Translation: Virtue Overcometh Envy. Happy Saint Patrick's Day to you who celebrate. The Mister is from a long, very easily researched family of Irish immigrants who were part of the early pioneering families who settled this area. Corned Beef and Cabbage tonight! Personally I have never done more than make damn sure I am wearing green on this day. I don't like beer, I do like snakes and Pagans, and my family, for the most part, is English. Both sides of my family have been traced back to England to the 16th century, a goodly sum of was done by me. I am thinking of having what I have been able to find published for my immediate family. I spent a lot of time researching it again last summer, and now I am at a point in my research that requires me to 'go big or go home'. I will need to either rely on the findings of someone else to keep tracing backwards or actually go there and spend countless hours in a<b> library </font></b>or courthouse or church, digging through old property deeds, old bills of trade, old church records, passenger listings. In a perfect world, I would do this. Reading countless hours of factual history is actually a pleasant way of passing time for me. In trying to decipher what I read due to the years of progression in our language, it is almost like listening to their voices speaking to me. I am a day dreamer who loves history, what can I say? (I know that is bound to make some of you HAWT!) I'm also a bit German (Relatively young migration, they came here around the turn of the century.). Native American (That I have only been able to find a single Christianize-d name that might prove to be a lead that will give me a direction to go. It is frustrating. I only have family folklore, nothing concrete to follow other than one documentation of a maternal line with the name Amari and absolutely nothing more that I have been able to find. My mother insists that she was from the Blackfoot People, but I have less than half a clue how to go about tracing through Native American Ancestry.) One misplaced Gypsy girl who was no doubt a family scandal in the mid 1600's, and a French connection on both my paternal and maternal lines. Both of my family lines tie into minor royal titles, so no doubt those French and English marriages were arranged to strengthen political positions. It really would be wonderful to know some of the actual history rather than names and dates. I have far too much imagination to be left to assume for myself. So....I am only Irish by association. So, how about you, gentle reader? Do you know your heritage?  "Shall I tell you the secret of the true scholar? It is this: every man I meet is my master in some point, and in that I learn of him." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson   |
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On my Mom's side, Grampa was from Norway, Gramma was from Wisconsin.  My Dad's parents both came from Austria as children. Later Grampa sponsored about half dozen friends' and family members' immigration.You enjoy history? I never did until recently. I have reached a certain age and I look around and I am wondering what the fuck is really going on here?  Tell me about it.
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Good morning. Irish on my Dad's side; German on my Mom's side. BTW, I'm a Pisces too. 
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Nope! I did not begin the search. I'm a Real sucker for nipples Originator of the Cock Salad
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Typical Canadian mutt me: Irish, Scotts and English mostly with a wee bit o first nations tossed in for fun so I always feel the celtic pull the pipes do call me,...and my toes are always willing to tap to an irish jig or a Scottish reel,..but today I did not imbibe, t'was a workin day and then dance class to boot Good girls go to heaven,....Bad girls go EVERYWHERE! I love to travel  Come visit my blog tigger678902
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I'm some kind of a mongrel mix.....Polish,Czechoslovakian,Yugoslavian. nobody has looked. I find that if I look behind me as I go through life,I trip a lot more. can't chew gum and walk either.lol
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Polish, German, and i've heard a bit of French Canadian on my father's side. don't know much more besides that and i'm too easily distracted to do any digging. happy St Paddy's day! When the tides of life are against you And the current upsets your boat Don't think of things that might have been Just lay on your back and float Ed Norton / The Honeymooners 1954
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Back in grade 7, I did a family tree of sorts. On my Scottish" maternal side, we traced back to the year 714AD..King Louis II...Charlemagne... Never did a paternal side as my father's parents passed before I was born and had no information. Happy St. Patty's Day to 'ya!!
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Half Norsk...mom's side...and pop always said never to look into his family heritage...apparently there were some folk of dubious character involved... and we are Protestant on pop's side so we be wearing Orange as the primary color...Erin Go Bragh! 
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I'm of Scotch/Irish decent,but I'm an American,and no I do party on St Patricks Day    ---------------------Dennis US ARMY (RETIRED) AND YOUR FRIEND I never mean to offend(blog or comment) anyone ,If I do contact me please. Please check out my blog Harley-Davidson Drive(19harley86)
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I'm “UK Mutt” ¼ each of English, Welsh, Scot, and Irish (though Protestant). And although I am wearing green today, that is about as far as it goes – no partying this past weekend, or planned for tonight. Hit Me with Your Best Shot Those Brazen Realtors Green on HNW [post 3312759] My Private Blog – Tell me your secrets
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