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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
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A1) I have not, but I do come from a long line of beer distributors (shocking, I know...) 🍻 #culturetrav
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RT @brianmayroam: Q4: What little things about your ancestry have you discovered that surprised you or made you appreciate your ancestry mo…
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@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.
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replying to @The_ChrisBryant @The_ChrisBryant @brianmayroam Ooh! That's interesting, Chris! What did the results say?! #CultureTrav
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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…
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I need to do this -- but all my grandparents were born in Eastern Europe #CultureTrav https://t.co/uucfQP6MBM
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RT @CaitlinKellyNYC: @Nicolette_O Even more fun? His notes on naughty students; my grandfather noted down for (cough) “persistent talking”…
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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
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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
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replying to @Nicolette_O @Nicolette_O A4 apparently I’m around 7% French 🇫🇷 never thought that #culturetrav
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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
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@brianmayroam A4: My wife digs that I’m part French. 😂
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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…
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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
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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…
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A3: The paperwork may not say it but my soul is Italian, so I've been all over exploring that corner. #culturetrav
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replying to @chrisncharlies @chrisncharlies I love those personal history stories you're sharing! Fascinating! #CultureTrav
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RT @RTWBarefoot: @bigfatheadz @Nicolette_O Awesome. It's where my family were from the early 1800s until *cough* 1994 too! #culturetrav
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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
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replying to @VoyagerVicki @VoyagerVicki @Nicolette_O That's great. I didn't start until I was well into adulthood. #culturetrav
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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
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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
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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…
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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
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Also HIIIIII! Popping in for just 1 question this week...gotta get prepped for the Great American Beer Festival in Denver tomorrow! #culturetrav
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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
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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
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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
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!!! @lizl_genealogy thanks for sharing the latter tip, too! #CultureTrav https://t.co/yVBNPAHFA8
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RT @Turtlestravel: @Nicolette_O The thing is, DNA doesn't really fit the confines of country borders, especially those recently drawn! #cul…
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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
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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…
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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
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Jumping into #CultureTrav while actually traveling. =)
LAX > IAD > ROC today.
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replying to @DanaHFreeman @DanaHFreeman @VikingCruises That sounds like a fun trip, Dana! #CultureTrav
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RT @LixHewett: @CaitlinKellyNYC A while back my sister was talking about transferring my grandma's recipes to a new notebook and I was like…
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RT @PubcastWW: Also HIIIIII! Popping in for just 1 question this week...gotta get prepped for the Great American Beer Festival in Denver to…
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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…
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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
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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…
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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
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replying to @t_jh2009 @t_jh2009 Awesome! I just discovered that I'm partially Norwegian, too! #CultureTrav
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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…