Ancestry
CultureTrav
RTWBarefoot
replying to @Turtlestravel @Turtlestravel @Nicolette_O Borders are arbitrary, flexible, often make no sense, and essentially meaningless in the long term. Just that ppl have a strong fetish for them ... #CultureTrav
PubcastWW
A1) I have not, but I do come from a long line of beer distributors (shocking, I know...) 🍻 #culturetrav
RTWBarefoot
RT @brianmayroam: Q4: What little things about your ancestry have you discovered that surprised you or made you appreciate your ancestry mo…
The_ChrisBryant
replying to @brianmayroam
@brianmayroam A3: Not yet, but I do want to get there, starting with the Portland, Maine area. Several generations of Bryant’s there, and is where my genealogy runs cold.
#CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
replying to @The_ChrisBryant @The_ChrisBryant @brianmayroam Ooh! That's interesting, Chris! What did the results say?! #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @VoyagerVicki: A3: I'm a standard northern European mix, so yes. And, I've been to the tiny town in southern England of my surname (twic…
foodguruchannel
I need to do this -- but all my grandparents were born in Eastern Europe #CultureTrav https://t.co/uucfQP6MBM
RTWBarefoot
RT @CaitlinKellyNYC: @Nicolette_O Even more fun? His notes on naughty students; my grandfather noted down for (cough) “persistent talking”…
hijinksandhalos
replying to @Nicolette_O @Nicolette_O Yes, but if I can provide a suggestion: writing things down immediately is important. Details are often forgotten as ppl get older. Also, I now regret not recording my gran before her memory began to get jumbled. At 97, hearing the voice of the storyteller is golden. #culturetrav
CharlesMcCool
replying to @Nicolette_O @Nicolette_O A2 I was disappointed with @23andMe because they do not target the right areas. For instance they list French/German and English/Irish percents. Not very helpful. #travel #CultureTrav
brianmayroam
replying to @Nicolette_O @Nicolette_O A4 apparently I’m around 7% French 🇫🇷 never thought that #culturetrav
Nicolette_O
replying to @VoyagerVicki @VoyagerVicki Wow! I love that so much, Vicki! So cool that you went back to that tiny town AND you have a genealogy book! #CultureTrav
The_ChrisBryant
replying to @brianmayroam
@brianmayroam A4: My wife digs that I’m part French. 😂
#CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @RyanTravelsEats: @Nicolette_O A3: I went to Bratislava, Slovakia for two days, but it wasn't nearly enough. And my family isn't from t…
lizl_genealogy
replying to @Nicolette_O @Nicolette_O Ethnicity results as part of a genetic genealogy test are not reliable. In the best circumstances they only show the ancestors that you got DNA from, & they are always reliant on the analysis of the scientists at each company & the data they have access to. #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @chrisncharlies: A3. Most of my ancesters seem to be from the UK, except a great-great grandmother from Europe somewhere. I may even hav…
MomsWanderlust
A3: The paperwork may not say it but my soul is Italian, so I've been all over exploring that corner. #culturetrav
Nicolette_O
replying to @chrisncharlies @chrisncharlies I love those personal history stories you're sharing! Fascinating! #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @RTWBarefoot: @bigfatheadz @Nicolette_O Awesome. It's where my family were from the early 1800s until *cough* 1994 too! #culturetrav
t_jh2009
replying to @Nicolette_O @Nicolette_O A3) Not yet but I'd like to, especially Norway where a National Park is named after one of my family members. #CultureTrav
hijinksandhalos
replying to @VoyagerVicki @VoyagerVicki @Nicolette_O That's great. I didn't start until I was well into adulthood. #culturetrav
DanaHFreeman
replying to @Nicolette_O @Nicolette_O A4. Most surprising was finding a photo of my great grandfather in someone else's tree and thinking it looked exactly like my 1st cousin. The resemblance was uncanny! #CultureTrav
RTWBarefoot
replying to @RyanTravelsEats @RyanTravelsEats @DanaHFreeman @Nicolette_O @brianmayroam Happened a lot with names too, as ppl couldn't often write in the past. So names changed over time. #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @NYCapricorn: @Nicolette_O They're both damn expensive, is all I can say lol...but from the little I've seen of Sweden, beautiful and hi…
Turtlestravel
A3 I love the idea of ancestry travel. I've visited and done research in the Alsace region of France and also seen family in Scotland, Ireland, England and Australia. #culturetrav
PubcastWW
Also HIIIIII! Popping in for just 1 question this week...gotta get prepped for the Great American Beer Festival in Denver tomorrow! #culturetrav
LixHewett
replying to @CaitlinKellyNYC @CaitlinKellyNYC A while back my sister was talking about transferring my grandma's recipes to a new notebook and I was like, okay, that's legit, I want the old notebook that's full of stains and super old. #culturetrav
MarjiStevens
replying to @Nicolette_O @Nicolette_O A1. We have a photo from Kinlochrannic (so?) in Scotland from @ 1870 and letters back @ 1830. My oldest bro did the ancestry DNA thing and confirmed all stories we’d heard were true. 😀 He could have saved $$ and just believed 🤣🤣🤣 #CultureTrav
CaitlinKellyNYC
replying to @Nicolette_O @Nicolette_O A4: terrible generalization — and after five visits to Ireland — they seem to enjoy my 3 favorite activities: lively conversation, storytelling and a stiff drink #culturetrav
Nicolette_O
!!! @lizl_genealogy thanks for sharing the latter tip, too! #CultureTrav https://t.co/yVBNPAHFA8
Nicolette_O
RT @Turtlestravel: @Nicolette_O The thing is, DNA doesn't really fit the confines of country borders, especially those recently drawn! #cul…
brianmayroam
replying to @Nicolette_O @Nicolette_O A3 I’ve visited Italy 🇮🇹 twice France 🇫🇷 3x and England 🏴 twice - want to see the small villages my great grandparents came from in southern Italy one of these years #culturetrav
Nicolette_O
RT @DanaHFreeman: @Nicolette_O A3. I was just in the area where my family is from but not on an ancestry trip. I was on a @VikingCruises in…
chrisncharlies
Finding out that I could have Jewish blood was a surprise. Although I don't really believe in religions being passed through blood! My mum and nan weren't Jewish, and I'm not sure whether my great-grandmother was. I think four generations is pretty far removed! #culturetrav
The_ChrisBryant
Jumping into #CultureTrav while actually traveling. =)
LAX > IAD > ROC today.
🛫🛬🛫🛬🚙😴
Nicolette_O
replying to @DanaHFreeman @DanaHFreeman @VikingCruises That sounds like a fun trip, Dana! #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @LixHewett: @CaitlinKellyNYC A while back my sister was talking about transferring my grandma's recipes to a new notebook and I was like…
Nicolette_O
RT @PubcastWW: Also HIIIIII! Popping in for just 1 question this week...gotta get prepped for the Great American Beer Festival in Denver to…
Nicolette_O
RT @Turtlestravel: A3 I love the idea of ancestry travel. I've visited and done research in the Alsace region of France and also seen famil…
lizl_genealogy
replying to @RyanTravelsEats @RyanTravelsEats @Nicolette_O @brianmayroam Surnames have been being changed since they began being used for all sorts of reasons, and only quite recently did name spelling become fixed in Western countries. Your current surname spelling is as real as you want it to be #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @t_jh2009: @Nicolette_O A3) Not yet but I'd like to, especially Norway where a National Park is named after one of my family members. #C…
VoyagerVicki
A4: Not really anything. I was hoping for a surprise of something a bit exotic rather than *just* English and German (the major ethnicities in the U.S.). So, gotta find other ways to be original and exotic : ) #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
replying to @t_jh2009 @t_jh2009 Awesome! I just discovered that I'm partially Norwegian, too! #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @MomsWanderlust: A3: The paperwork may not say it but my soul is Italian, so I've been all over exploring that corner. #culturetrav h…