tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37298816.post528699851136289122..comments2023-04-17T06:22:42.081-05:00Comments on Stuff and Stuff: Part III: Descendants of Emil BelinMichael-Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04764426368272868221noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37298816.post-79203838456368038102007-12-23T22:18:00.000-06:002007-12-23T22:18:00.000-06:00I was told I was part-Irish for most of my life, s...I was told I was part-Irish for most of my life, so I went to Ireland to embrace a sense of heritage. But after a few attempts of eating lamb and one sip of that warm brown stuff they call beer, I knew with all certainty I was not of this country's blood.<BR/><BR/>I returned promptly, "Mother, I am not Irish."<BR/><BR/>She said, "Of course you're not, you're Scottish."<BR/><BR/>Well, that Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05381228768653437010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37298816.post-75628481776287176952007-12-18T09:41:00.000-06:002007-12-18T09:41:00.000-06:00Mike!! Hello and good to "see" you! OH MY! i seem...Mike!! Hello and good to "see" you! OH MY! i seem to have forgotten myself :) *bows* in the presence of royalty... how cool is that? It would be interesting to see your tree i bet.<BR/><BR/>As i understand it many immigrants had their name changed when they got to America simply because the people taking information could not spell :(Michael-Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04764426368272868221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37298816.post-86241595477474468952007-12-18T05:44:00.000-06:002007-12-18T05:44:00.000-06:00My grandfather is supposed to be a German prince (...My grandfather is supposed to be a German prince (I'm quite serious), and related to the Windsors and the Romanovs and everybody else who's anybody. Problem is that he changed his name when he immigrated. Just picked a name out of the blue. On the other side of the family, nobody could spell the name right so they spelled it seven different ways. You've no idea how hard it is to track a family mike macgirvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13578344373752836185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37298816.post-88126009357451894322007-12-17T11:23:00.000-06:002007-12-17T11:23:00.000-06:00yah..Svedish jokes vould be gute :)Well, take into...yah..Svedish jokes vould be gute :)<BR/><BR/>Well, take into account the dilution ratio Hoot :)... I've always been told that name is Swedish. Aunt Dee Dee was the person who mentioned to me once that the name originated in France, and the Swedish part came into play when ancestors escaped the French Revolution to Sweden.<BR/><BR/>I of course have no verification of that at all.<BR/><BR/>One Michael-Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04764426368272868221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37298816.post-78720239639995559602007-12-17T10:55:00.000-06:002007-12-17T10:55:00.000-06:00Is it time to start with the "Swedish Jokes?"Is it time to start with the "Swedish Jokes?"Mitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03314158922015757160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37298816.post-81752144083013773812007-12-17T10:53:00.000-06:002007-12-17T10:53:00.000-06:00we're swedish!we're swedish!Jamie Lee Awesomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03644248331138564174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37298816.post-40604559962360584382007-12-17T10:21:00.000-06:002007-12-17T10:21:00.000-06:00Perhaps this would explain your penchant for red h...Perhaps this would explain your penchant for red hair.Mitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03314158922015757160noreply@blogger.com