TXMomof4 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 I have discovered that my education was lacking when I was younger. And NO ONE in my family thought to make things known to me that are amazingly cool and fascinating. We're studying the early Americans right now - the Mayflower etc. How many times do you go through that history in school? Every November, right? Well, I was talking to my grandpa (who loves the fact that I'm schooling my kids) and he pulled out his family's genealogy. My ancestors came over ON THE MAYFLOWER! Squanto lived with my ancestors when he was teaching the pilgrims to farm. The treaty with Massasoit was signed in my family's home. HELLO!!!! Did no one think to tell me these things when I was growing up? My kids are absolutely enthralled with all these connections to real history! Anyway, just having an amazing homeschool experience here. Had to share! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shalom22 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 That is totally awesome. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristineinKS Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 That is very cool! This is exactly why I started doing our genealogy last year - if there was any cool family history to be discovered (and there was!), I wanted to be able to incorporate it as we studied history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen in NS Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 I have discovered that my education was lacking when I was younger. And NO ONE in my family thought to make things known to me that are amazingly cool and fascinating. We're studying the early Americans right now - the Mayflower etc. How many times do you go through that history in school? Every November, right? Well, I was talking to my grandpa (who loves the fact that I'm schooling my kids) and he pulled out his family's genealogy. My ancestors came over ON THE MAYFLOWER! Squanto lived with my ancestors when he was teaching the pilgrims to farm. The treaty with Massasoit was signed in my family's home. HELLO!!!! Did no one think to tell me these things when I was growing up? My kids are absolutely enthralled with all these connections to real history! Anyway, just having an amazing homeschool experience here. Had to share! Very cool! And we found out last year that dh has a distant relative who is a direct descendant of William Bradford!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaT Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 How cool is that!! I haven't done any geneology because I'm afraid my adopted daughters will feel left out. I'm not sure how to handle that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamturner Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 (edited) My dc were very excited to learn that they are distantly related to William Clark. We just studied Lewis and Clark so it was kind of neat! I should find out the specifics but I don't know anything about looking into genealogy. Edited March 27, 2009 by Michelle in TX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 How cool is that!! I haven't done any geneology because I'm afraid my adopted daughters will feel left out. I'm not sure how to handle that. I have done our genealogy (well, am doing it, as it's an ongoing project ;))---my lines and my husband's lines, including that of his birth father *and* adoptive father. They are just as much a part of your family history as your children by birth, right? Your parents are their grandparents, your siblings their aunts and uncles. There's a difference in the genetic heritage and the cultural/family history heritage. They may not have the former, but they certainly have the latter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelbelle7 Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 That is super-cool!! I have a great-great-great grandfather who was present at Lee's signing the surrender at Appomattox Courthouse. I believe he served directly under Robert E. Lee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXMomof4 Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 The Stephen Hopkins connection is directly through my great-grandmother's side. On my great-grandfather's side, the closest we get to fame is Gen. John Bell Hood who defended Atlanta during the Civil War. :glare: He didn't do such a great job. Sherman kind of ran all over him. DH swears his family is directly related to Robert E. Lee, but I've never seen the proof. I think he just wants to say his ancestors were the bosses of my ancestors. ;) I can't understand why no one thought I would enjoy that history when I was a kid? The only thing I can figure is we never really talked about school work at home so the topic never came up. Crazy people! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Anse Hatfield (the one who started all that trouble with the McCoys) is my first cousin, 9 times removed. LOL And, my great x 9 grandfather sailed his own ship to the US from England in 1649. I feel proud that my family has been here since the beginning of this nation. :patriot: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 How cool is that!! I haven't done any geneology because I'm afraid my adopted daughters will feel left out. I'm not sure how to handle that. There is an accepted anthropological way of noting adopted kids on family trees. I don't know why they would need to feel left out. Legally their DNA is the same as yours, even though physically it isn't. That makes your ancestors their ancestors too, but by adoption. Rosie- descended from Little John of Robin Hood fame, apparently :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepy Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Well, I was talking to my grandpa (who loves the fact that I'm schooling my kids) and he pulled out his family's genealogy. My ancestors came over ON THE MAYFLOWER! Squanto lived with my ancestors when he was teaching the pilgrims to farm. The treaty with Massasoit was signed in my family's home. HELLO!!!! Did no one think to tell me these things when I was growing up? My kids are absolutely enthralled with all these connections to real history! Cool beans! :D I'm likely related to Mary Surratt, one of the conspirators in the Lincoln assassination. Heh. Not really something to be proud of, is it? I have also convinced myself that my dh (of Scottish descent) is a direct descendant of James Alexander Malcolm MacKenzie Fraser, of Outlander fame. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_l_e_0..Q_c Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 (edited) And my great-uncle discovered Niniveh and its library! Beat that :tongue_smilie: He was also director of the Louvres in Paris. You know, the guy that gets killed at the beginning of Da Vinci Code? Yup, my great-uncle a couple of years before the novel... Edited March 27, 2009 by CleoQc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elise1mds Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I love genealogy! I am descended from a John Claye who was a Jamestown settler! One of his other descendents? You guessed it... Henry Clay, famous statesman. That's about my only claim to fame. My husband's family is MUCH more interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in KY Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Did you know there's a special society for Mayflower descendants? http://www.themayflowersociety.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellycbr Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I love hearing about everyone's ancestors. We are descended from a nephew of William the Conqueror. My DS8 latched on to William and has decided he's royalty. Good Grief! We may need to do a little more research. Not too thrilled about the feudal system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMCassandra Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Wow. That is the coolest EVAH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristineinKS Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 Did you know there's a special society for Mayflower descendants? http://www.themayflowersociety.com/ There's also a Jamestown Society for those who have qualifying ancestors...we've got two, but since we don't live near VA I've not figured out what the benefit would be (though I guess it is kind of cool). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nan in Mass Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Sailed his own ship in 1649!!!! That is the coolest one I have ever heard, and we have some pretty interesting ones in our family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepy Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 And, my great x 9 grandfather sailed his own ship to the US from England in 1649. Wow, that is so cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelbelle7 Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 and, my great x 9 grandfather sailed his own ship to the US from England in 1649. I feel proud that my family has been here since the beginning of this nation. :patriot: Wow! That's very cool!! We are proud to say that our family has been here since about the beginning of this nation too. We were able to trace our geneology back to coming over from Scotland in 1743. We've had relatives who have fought in every American war. BUT, none that have sailed their own ships here!! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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