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BCpostergirl
replying to @Nicolette_O
@Nicolette_O I think it is important to know where you came from because it tells you who you are.
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The_ChrisBryant
replying to @brianmayroam
@brianmayroam A5: I briefly exchanged emails with a very distant relative. Is Ancestry when I was doing the research, but we’ve lost touch. We had both traced out common ancestors to a small village in Germany.
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PrairieStylFile
replying to @Nicolette_O @Nicolette_O My grandma just told me! I started researching a while back and she realized she'd forgotten to mention the Dutch side of the family. We don't know as much about them for some reason. #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @lizl_genealogy: @Nicolette_O A2 Anyone who says they're 100% certain of their ancestry is lying to you or deluding themselves. My resea…
t_jh2009
replying to @Nicolette_O @Nicolette_O A5) Kinda, at my cousin's wedding last month I saw some relatives that I hadn't seen in 25 to 40 years. #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
replying to @lizl_genealogy @lizl_genealogy Good point again. Thanks for sharing! 😎 #CultureTrav
marteenlane
replying to @Nicolette_O @Nicolette_O A5: Back in 1998 my grandfather’s niece sent a letter to an Irish magazine looking for family of her dad John Lane from Granard, Co. Longford. She was in Australia. My grandmother spotted the letter and replied back #CultureTrav 1/2
Nicolette_O
RT @PrairieStylFile: A5: I'm writing a book about an ancestor from #Norway and I just emailed a distant cousin -- in Norwegian! #CultureTrav
ChinaMatt
A5 When I studied in London I met my dad's cousin for the first time (he was living in Qatar at the time). #culturetrav
Nicolette_O
RT @chrisncharlies: A5. I don't tend to see my extended family much; maybe once or twice a year. Chris's family are much better at getting…
PrairieStylFile
replying to @marteenlane @marteenlane @Nicolette_O A trapeze artist! Now THAT'S a cool gig. #CultureTrav
The_ChrisBryant
replying to @brianmayroam
@brianmayroam A6: Today more than ever I think we all need to know where we come from, understand our backgrounds and just realize how similar we all are.
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Nicolette_O
RT @hollyrosenfink: @Nicolette_O I traced my history while visiting Poland with my mom two years ago, and I have a relation who has traced…
Nicolette_O
RT @KristinaGemella: @Nicolette_O Sadly, no. Although my dad was contacted by a large portion of my family that lives in Brazil. Didn't kno…
BCpostergirl
replying to @Nicolette_O
@Nicolette_O I also highly recommend reading this book. The Geography of Genius by @Eric_Weiner. It's worth every page.
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Adventuringgal
Nicolette_O
RT @MomsWanderlust: A4: My biggest "A-Ha!" came from putting dates and info together in focus....as in "wait a minute, my mom wasn't born p…
Nicolette_O
RT @RyanTravelsEats: @Nicolette_O A5: To the best of my knowledge, we don't have any relatives left anywhere in the "old countries." Which…
littlegoldboat
Monday Mind Trip Map a Memory I dreamed 1000 new paths. I woke & walked my old one." -. https://t.co/TEuFRukfvq
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littlegoldboat
Ghost Tourism: Haunted Portland, Oregon Be hole, be dust, be dream, be wind/Be night, be dark, be. https://t.co/QWDb4xtnpb
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Nicolette_O
RT @RTWBarefoot: @Nicolette_O #CultureTrav A5: i barely keep in touch with my immediate family!
Again, my uncle does this far more than i!
ChinaMatt
replying to @chrisncharlies @chrisncharlies My next UK trip will be to see my roommate from Taipei. More specifically, I'll go to see his dogs. #culturetrav
Nicolette_O
RT @LisaAnnTravel: @Nicolette_O A2. I always estimated that I am 75% Irish and 25% German. My last name is Bavarian. But my dad’s 23andme c…
CourseCharted
A6: I think it’s important only insofar as it emphasizes our general interconnectedness. You go back far enough and we really all merge - it’s a comforting thought about how similar humanity is even when it is predisposed to find difference. #CultureTrav #Ancestry https://t.co/wek3FGTwLO
chrisncharlies
A6. I don't think it's important to know your roots, but it's interesting. Lots of people are adopted and never know their ancestry. It's the family who raise you and love you that matter most #culturetrav
Nicolette_O
RT @Turtlestravel: A5 I got to meet my 2nd cousin 1x removed in Ireland last year. She showed me the cottage near Portglenone where my grea…
Turtlestravel
A6 I think it's as important as you make it. Each person's sense of identity is totally individual. People need to feel connected to one another in different ways, and this is one option, but we each create our own unique story. #culturetrav
MomsWanderlust
A6: I think knowing your history is interesting as your ancestors play a huge role in the how and where. But I think it's equally important to recognize and celebrate being a Canadian and the rich cultural diversity we are surrounded by in the moment of today #culturetrav
VoyagerVicki
RT @CourseCharted: A6: I think it’s important only insofar as it emphasizes our general interconnectedness. You go back far enough and we r…
brianmayroam
replying to @Nicolette_O @Nicolette_O A6 It’s very interesting for me personally. I’m a history buff and also believe that u can’t really know who you are unless u know where you cane from. Not just where YOU were born #CultureTrav
CaitlinKellyNYC
replying to @brianmayroam @brianmayroam A6: interesting question. I think it’s really important. But then my ancestry is English, Irish and (!) Prussian. #culturetrav
Nicolette_O
RT @The_ChrisBryant: @CourseCharted @brianmayroam Ha ha! My French is limited to buying train tickets, ordering coffee and saying please, t…
Nicolette_O
replying to @The_ChrisBryant @The_ChrisBryant @CourseCharted @brianmayroam LOL. That's helpful though! ;) #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @PrairieStylFile: @CourseCharted The craziest part was, the house is now a museum. I went there and wondered aloud about the lives of th…
Nicolette_O
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Nicolette_O
RT @bigfatheadz: A5 My father connected with a few when he was tracing current descendants a few years ago a couple of pleasant exchanges a…
marteenlane
replying to @marteenlane @Nicolette_O A5: My grandfather never knew he had a niece. My grandfather and his brother John lost contact. She came over to meet my grandparents and her first cousins she never knew #CultureTrav 2/2
lizl_genealogy
replying to @Nicolette_O @Nicolette_O A4 Research is a constant surprise if you have access to decent records, I think. I was interested to discover that of my families that were in what's now the US before the Revolution, some took one side or the other in Rev & many just tried to stay out of the way. #CultureTrav
t_jh2009
replying to @Nicolette_O @Nicolette_O A6) These days with all of the diversity I think that it is important for one to know their roots. #CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @hijinksandhalos: @Nicolette_O I don't think I could ever afford going to all the places! However, I've already lived or visited a few p…
kelownagurl
A1. Did Ancestry DNA 2 yrs ago
A2. I was pretty sure but fine tuned it once I did DNA and found different grandpa
A3. Yes! Scotland & I’m in a England now
A4. New family line I didn’t know about before
A5. Yes, met a few and keep in touch with some on ancestry & FB #cultureTrav
VoyagerVicki
RT @BCpostergirl: @Nicolette_O I think it is important to know where you came from because it tells you who you are.
#CultureTrav
Nicolette_O
RT @lizl_genealogy: @Nicolette_O A4 Research is a constant surprise if you have access to decent records, I think. I was interested to disc…
Nicolette_O
RT @marteenlane: @Nicolette_O A5: My grandfather never knew he had a niece. My grandfather and his brother John lost contact. She came over…
brianmayroam
replying to @Nicolette_O @Nicolette_O @travelcricket8 See everyone next week #CultureTrav