tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post6231514541140882588..comments2024-03-13T21:06:16.936-04:00Comments on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog: Who Do You Think You Are? Chris O'Donnell's Ancestors' Treasures Left me with Genealogy Envy!Olive Tree Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-4529460726469081742013-08-25T14:01:30.036-04:002013-08-25T14:01:30.036-04:00I've really enjoyed all the "Who Do you T...I've really enjoyed all the "Who Do you Think You Are" productions.<br />My only question is why does the person researching leave the different archives empty handed. No one asks for copies of the great materials they are shown.<br /><br />KSAOKFred Dittmar KSAOKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-32113626740115727212013-08-25T10:51:15.003-04:002013-08-25T10:51:15.003-04:00I agree with "Anonymous." I was stunned ...I agree with "Anonymous." I was stunned Mr. O'Donnell was so ignorant of basic American history. If that had been my ancestor, I would have been jumping like crazy as soon as his service record said he was posted at Ft McHenry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-19414150067359500632013-08-21T13:51:52.972-04:002013-08-21T13:51:52.972-04:00I couldn't believe how dumb he was. He read h...I couldn't believe how dumb he was. He read his ancestor's recollections of the cholera epidemic in St Louis, where he came home from the Mexican-American War because his mother wrote to him that his father, a graveyard manager, was dead and his brother was too sick to dig the graves. Then he's looking at his service records and he couldn't figure out why he didn't stay theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-2400805825179401152013-08-21T12:10:42.631-04:002013-08-21T12:10:42.631-04:00I really liked the beginning of the show where the...I really liked the beginning of the show where they brought in the niece who had been doing the family's genealogy. That was a nice touch. Looks like Chris O'Donnell's family followed the same migration route as my family: Maryland to Missouri to California!Shirleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-16400868204191150382013-08-21T10:36:38.343-04:002013-08-21T10:36:38.343-04:00I really enjoyed it. Christina Applegate's sho...I really enjoyed it. Christina Applegate's show was great because it focused on going in depth on one family member (which I love to do) and Zooey Deshanel's was great because it tied her family in with historical events (which I also love) and Chris O'donnell's was great because of the tangible artifacts they were able to locate. I don't think you have to be a genealogy Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16177522637630437113noreply@blogger.com