I have a couple friends who are so into tracing their family routes. SOme have traveled, visted libraries, cemeteries, etc to track down past relatives. Anyone enjoy tracing your family roots?

My maiden name is McNamara and mom's was Collins. I'm Irish. One of my favorite times spent with my aunt, Dad's eldest sister, was when my son did a video interview with her about her family coming from Ireland. Now, if I only knew where that video was. She recalled much more than Dad can remember.

For the past wee while I have been researcing my "tree" and found others who are looking for siblings of my own gt gt people.Some settled in Baltimore..amongst other places.

who knows who you are mixing with Dotsie.

I am charmed... interested and finding out that many of my favourite places have indeed been the homes of previous generations.Its almost spooky.As I am drawn to the shore and certain towns regularly
Due to the nature of my county in Scotland..people stayed local..growing flax..weaving trading being on a sea route to Europe.so church records are intact and good.
We are self sufficant due to farming and fishing .
Coupled with my interest in history geneology puts meat on the bones in an intersting way...

The other side of my tree will be harder but that is good in my book.

I looked up my biological family tree but it didn't work out.
Most of my siblings were jealous because I was adopted and they weren't. Some discoveries work for the better, some do not.

I've done this. Our Staggers line was traced back to the 1700's...Ireland, of course. And our Stanford one was traced back to Chief Squire Stanford, an Indian chief.

There is a book on the Stanfords called Scot-Irish forever. I have an electronic copy of it. I loved doing this and even considered doing it for a living.

I found my grandfather whom my daddy had never known. Trouble is, I found him the year after he died. My dad had been searching for him for over 30 years. When I told daddy I had found him (his grave) and all about him, daddy was too far gone with Lewy-Body Dementia to know what I was talking about. How sad is that? Too little, too late.

I know what you mean, jj. I found my birth mom after a 48 year
separation; but had only a brief time together before she died. But at least I know my own identity. I guess that's worth something. I love your "Staggers" name. So cool.
Woops, I guess that was the Stafford Wives, not Stanford.
Just kiddin'; don't take anything I say seriously. I love your
sense of humor. I've gotta laugh at life, otherwise I'd cry!
Nobody wants to see anyone cry! LOL...

Hey ya never know. If you don't know your relatives, you might
be missing out on being related to a millionaire. LOL...

JJ tell me about the Irish/Scots.Got some too.
any other names ..?

Millionaire my Aunt Fanny... With my luck my relatives were paupers and would be looking for a place to live or a hand out.

My EX is a Scott in nationality and name. Yikes!!!

MA, I wasn't ignoring your question, just been busy. Sorry bout that. Some of the names are:

Stanford
Staggers
Gates
Cummings
Hellums
King
Hamilton
Brown
Corder
Allman
Farrar
Anderson
Withers
Bennett
Malloy
Perry
Morton
Cooper
Earnest
Turner
Callahan
Blair
Babb
Harrell
Gibbs
Mitchell
Hill
Hargett
Carruth
Pynn
Anderson
Tharp
Woodson
Rose
Thornberry
Stephens
Jacobs
Huges
Davis
Feenister
Greer
Wilcox
Holly
Thompson
Reid
Finley
Humbard
Box
Kemper
Smith
Snow
Milley
Cornell
Lauderdale
McGill
Sanders
Stembridge
Kennedy
Miller
Moseley
Cunningham
Spencer
White
Wylie
Morehead
Waller
Robertson
Farned
Polk
Terrell


Just to name a few. This isn't even half of them...just off of the first 27 pages.

Tell.. tell.. tell me...Mitchells..who and where.
others also but thats all for today.

That name comes down from both Grandparents..one Scots the other Irish...and goes back to 1650's locally