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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 168112" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p>This will tell you how small of a world we are in - OH and FYI if you DO have Indian Information - you can try to contact the BIA Bureau of Indian Affairs, and find Ann Floating Clouds tribal historian. (Good luck Native Americans were not good at keeping records) </p><p></p><p>Back to me.......</p><p></p><p>I have worked with a cousin to trace my Father's side of the family clear back to Roman Empire times. It was fascinating, tiring, and a lot of research, but I love research. I actually found her - my third cousin twice removed - on line at the Mormon site that has a message board. I put up a post with relative information and about 4 months later - she emailed me with a ton of info. We collaborated and well the book - will be out soon. I take no credit - she was awesome I just filled in a few holes. One of my Father's relatives interestingly enough was Alexander the Great. Fascinating stuff. But - my Grandfathers Father was chief of a Blackfeet Tribe. He married a white woman, had children - one of which was my grandfather. They moved to a place from the blackhills called White Earth, ND. </p><p></p><p>Okay fast forward to life with DF - he's from North Dakota - and all his ancestors are from Sweden and Germany. Well I'm talking on the internet one day with the above cousin and we're trying to figure out what this place is that MY granfather was born at - and it has a Sioux name. I don't speak any Sioux. lol. But in walks the Swedish ND fiance and says "OH that's a place the Sioux call (whatever it was) it's White earth in English. </p><p>Mystery solved. He used to live just miles from it. Whoda thunk a ND farmboy gone biker would solve the missing piece in our family history? </p><p></p><p>Just keep plunking away at it and write down EVEN the most insignificant things - as they may be a reference - also the Social Security Death Index and the Ellis Island registers are great for relatives - (My Mom is Irish and English /Welsh actually) But sadly no relation to Tom Jones. But I do think my grandmother was like 1540 something in line for the throne - LOL. OH and even odder - My Dad's family on his Father's side still have a State House in the English Country side - it really is a small world. My Dad also has famous colonists in his back ground as well. My Mom's family is going to be HUGE Grandmas Mom was one of 17 I think. </p><p></p><p>Oh and the Ellis Island thing I think may cost now - but to look up the ships registers - OH MY GOSH - HOW awesome. And to see HOW and what they had to put up with to become Americans? Amazing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 168112, member: 4964"] This will tell you how small of a world we are in - OH and FYI if you DO have Indian Information - you can try to contact the BIA Bureau of Indian Affairs, and find Ann Floating Clouds tribal historian. (Good luck Native Americans were not good at keeping records) Back to me....... I have worked with a cousin to trace my Father's side of the family clear back to Roman Empire times. It was fascinating, tiring, and a lot of research, but I love research. I actually found her - my third cousin twice removed - on line at the Mormon site that has a message board. I put up a post with relative information and about 4 months later - she emailed me with a ton of info. We collaborated and well the book - will be out soon. I take no credit - she was awesome I just filled in a few holes. One of my Father's relatives interestingly enough was Alexander the Great. Fascinating stuff. But - my Grandfathers Father was chief of a Blackfeet Tribe. He married a white woman, had children - one of which was my grandfather. They moved to a place from the blackhills called White Earth, ND. Okay fast forward to life with DF - he's from North Dakota - and all his ancestors are from Sweden and Germany. Well I'm talking on the internet one day with the above cousin and we're trying to figure out what this place is that MY granfather was born at - and it has a Sioux name. I don't speak any Sioux. lol. But in walks the Swedish ND fiance and says "OH that's a place the Sioux call (whatever it was) it's White earth in English. Mystery solved. He used to live just miles from it. Whoda thunk a ND farmboy gone biker would solve the missing piece in our family history? Just keep plunking away at it and write down EVEN the most insignificant things - as they may be a reference - also the Social Security Death Index and the Ellis Island registers are great for relatives - (My Mom is Irish and English /Welsh actually) But sadly no relation to Tom Jones. But I do think my grandmother was like 1540 something in line for the throne - LOL. OH and even odder - My Dad's family on his Father's side still have a State House in the English Country side - it really is a small world. My Dad also has famous colonists in his back ground as well. My Mom's family is going to be HUGE Grandmas Mom was one of 17 I think. Oh and the Ellis Island thing I think may cost now - but to look up the ships registers - OH MY GOSH - HOW awesome. And to see HOW and what they had to put up with to become Americans? Amazing. [/QUOTE]
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