whats your heritage?

[stevecore]

My family history can traced back to Ireland & Scotland on my mothers side. Norwegian on my Dad's side.

I was wondering if anyone has done any geneaology research on their own family's history. Any interesting people you are linked to?

Neatest thing I found out is that my mother's maiden name is linked to the King of Scotland that reigned after MacBeth.

Post your roots!

[sperbonzo]

Irish, Swedish, English, and French on my mom's side
Russian Jew and Polish Jew on my Father's side.


So that would make me.......







AMERICAN.

[TDF]

In 1797, the British expelled the rebellious indigenous Caribs from St. Vincent and practically threw them to the winds dumped on Roatan island off the coast of Honduras, against all odds, they survived, regrouped and re-settled into a variety of communities throughout Central America mainly on the Caribbean coast. The Garifuna historical memory recounts their ferocity in resisting the British and other colonizers on St. Vincent, for which they were summarily evicted en masse. In part, the British anger against the Caribs stemmed from the fact that they offered shelter and sanctuary to escaped slaves from the regimented plantations. In due course, these "maroons" inter-married with the Caribs so that today there is practically no "pure" Carib alive but they have retained their cultural identity and self-definition as an aboriginal people. They have maintained a vibrant network of communications and travel among themselves especially between Dandriga in Belize, Livingston in Guatemala, and Trujillo in Honduras. They have acculturated to the Spanish society around them many becoming Catholics, and while they have preserved old customs, they have assumed Spanish names and have adapted to Spanish culture and language throughout Central America. Belizean Garifuna now have certain characteristic Spanish surnames such as Palacio, Hernandez, Flores, etc. And quite a few are Catholic priests and bishops. In 1832, a number of the Garifuna came to the British colony of British Honduras (later Belize) settling in the south and gradually acculturating to English ways and language.

[cypocrypt]

Originally posted by toodamnfli
In 1797, the British expelled the rebellious indigenous Caribs from St. Vincent and practically threw them to the winds dumped on Roatan island off the coast of Honduras, against all odds, they survived, regrouped and re-settled into a variety of communities throughout Central America mainly on the Caribbean coast. The Garifuna historical memory recounts their ferocity in resisting the British and other colonizers on St. Vincent, for which they were summarily evicted en masse. In part, the British anger against the Caribs stemmed from the fact that they offered shelter and sanctuary to escaped slaves from the regimented plantations. In due course, these "maroons" inter-married with the Caribs so that today there is practically no "pure" Carib alive but they have retained their cultural identity and self-definition as an aboriginal people. They have maintained a vibrant network of communications and travel among themselves especially between Dandriga in Belize, Livingston in Guatemala, and Trujillo in Honduras. They have acculturated to the Spanish society around them many becoming Catholics, and while they have preserved old customs, they have assumed Spanish names and have adapted to Spanish culture and language throughout Central America. Belizean Garifuna now have certain characteristic Spanish surnames such as Palacio, Hernandez, Flores, etc. And quite a few are Catholic priests and bishops. In 1832, a number of the Garifuna came to the British colony of British Honduras (later Belize) settling in the south and gradually acculturating to English ways and language.

damn that rather interesting....im part hondurian and lived there a good portion of my life but didnt know that....i remember trujillo though, nice beaches there...

[modelgigtalent]

Italian

[chodadog]

Dad's side is all Irish, and half-irish on my mother's side. We've traced our family line back a couple of hundred years, i think. My father is really into the whole genealogy thing.

[stevecore]

Originally posted by chodadog
My father is really into the whole genealogy thing.

my mom's distant cousin who lived about an hour away was really into it too, that's how he found us. he ended up writing this HUGE book on the family's history.... super detailed.

[hoe_vender]

I am a mut little of everything

[WoDaT]

Our family lines come from the eldest brother of the king. The eldest brother was known to be a sort of womenizer and philosopher who aided and help his brother during his reign and dynasty.

[XxXotic]

irish/italian

[eroswebmaster]

english, german, french, and scottish.

I'm a typical american mutt