tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post6594908436474450318..comments2024-03-13T21:06:16.936-04:00Comments on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog: Musings About Immigrant Ancestors on a Rainy FridayOlive Tree Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-27823890967180122812011-03-21T15:21:26.181-04:002011-03-21T15:21:26.181-04:00I certainly define myself by more recent immigrant...I certainly define myself by more recent immigrant ancestry (early 20th c.) because I knew those immigrants and have a keen awareness of scope of the journey they made (far further than mere miles or kilometers) from poverty and totalitarian rule to an entirely different world. <br /><br />Equally, as an American, I also define myself regionally as having southern roots. My maternal family was Susan Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02009218875010743399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-2561657270968478492011-03-19T03:10:21.206-04:002011-03-19T03:10:21.206-04:00I have chosen you for the "One Lovely Blog Aw...I have chosen you for the "One Lovely Blog Award!" Please visit my blog, http://golgolgirl.blogspot.com/2011/03/one-lovely-blog-award.html for your badge and acceptance rules.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-83787982491193630772011-03-18T11:19:23.831-04:002011-03-18T11:19:23.831-04:00Interesting - I never really thought about what I ...Interesting - I never really thought about what I say in general. Usually something like, "Oh my ancestors came from many places although I have quite a bit of German & Scottish heritage." <br /><br />Depending on the exact question I might say, "Most of my ancestors weren't here until after the Civil War" (which is true of the ones I KNOW about...there is an Diana Ritchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05954839264299339937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-79989977407848231342011-03-18T10:05:12.325-04:002011-03-18T10:05:12.325-04:00One of my pet peeves as well!One of my pet peeves as well!Christiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14713138637659419220noreply@blogger.com