tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post5084454292088594489..comments2024-03-18T19:31:34.204-04:00Comments on Quiltville's Quips & Snips!!: A Tale of Family Roots.Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-47653640653343089332017-01-20T11:34:45.454-05:002017-01-20T11:34:45.454-05:00I agree with Amy - the Ancestry website is a terri...I agree with Amy - the Ancestry website is a terrific help. In fact it linked me up with my dad's cousin(s) that we never knew about for one reason or another - she had a photo that she thought was an uncle - but it was my dad in his Naval uniform! We since met up and I've met the extended family. Not only that but the lost links with Australia have been found via the cousin and I also have another distant relation living in New Zealand - and these two ladies now chat on the phone regularly - so it's wonderful!Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759875955040163206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-3356535592780761752017-01-19T23:01:17.625-05:002017-01-19T23:01:17.625-05:00You are a marvelous writer Bonnie! I was watching ...You are a marvelous writer Bonnie! I was watching a movie in my head as I was reading, pulled in, reading quicker. <br />I'm so happy for you, new discoveries of those who came before, locations, buildings, glimpses of their life. <br />Me? My dad born in Holland,his family came by ship to Ellis Island when he was 6. Settled in Pasadena, CA. My mom born in Illinois; her mom from Sweden,in 20's she with 3 sisters came to USA by St Lawrence waterway; Moms father roots were English many generations prior. Interesting mix ��<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12018095444031871125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-49590547365554631602017-01-19T11:35:56.886-05:002017-01-19T11:35:56.886-05:00I love this post! I was reminded of some ancestry...I love this post! I was reminded of some ancestry.com research I did a year or two ago. If you haven't been on ancestry, I recommend giving it a try. It is fun and addicting! And with all of this information you received you may be able to find other distant relatives, pictures, stories. I will pick up my research sometime in the near future, but it was SO addictive that I had to take a break from it.<br /><br />Good luck!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14265278159014152289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-80299083807348737542017-01-19T01:08:41.097-05:002017-01-19T01:08:41.097-05:00Love the post and the kindness of Sue. My Dad'...Love the post and the kindness of Sue. My Dad's Mom was born in England but came to the US as a 13 year old. Family of 13 children so she came over to help ease the finances. My cousin did find some of our cousins so we've gotten a start on our family over there.CA Bobbie https://www.blogger.com/profile/02865755310382918254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-12616628531970309792017-01-18T20:12:35.084-05:002017-01-18T20:12:35.084-05:00I too feel that "tug" at my heart when I...I too feel that "tug" at my heart when I think of my ancestors would are long gone. I have found quite a few cousins that I was unaware of, but I still have so many to licate.pattiespeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04065065185072198496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-64304184318018816902017-01-18T14:12:07.082-05:002017-01-18T14:12:07.082-05:00I've been interested in family history for mos...I've been interested in family history for most of my life. I understand your feelings.Whenever I get that Facebook post asking "If you could spend an hour with someone who has passed, who would it be?" I always think of a Great Aunt that I knew as a youngster who could possibly answer many questions about my father's Swedish roots.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362343498979575666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-62489347849572046642017-01-18T12:55:20.933-05:002017-01-18T12:55:20.933-05:00What an adventure. I do hope you can visit the ar...What an adventure. I do hope you can visit the area and maybe meet some distant family. I love old pictures. Your grandmother was beautiful. I have a long wall outside our bedroom that is covered with family pictures from both my husband's family and mine dating as far back as the Civil War. When we lived in Illinois, I had the pictures on the stairway wall. Our children would ask how each person in the pictures was related to them. Nancy A: rangerer@sbcglobal.netUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13409074281597209238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-7182979721585835232017-01-18T12:11:37.766-05:002017-01-18T12:11:37.766-05:00I started my family history in the early 1980'...I started my family history in the early 1980's and now have piles and piles of notebooks and photos. My fabric stash and genealogy are constantly fighting for space in my craft room. Quilts are like family. They come together piece by piece. I have even made genealogy quilts out of old photos. Both are great hobbies and take time and patience to make progress. Keep on looking for your roots. You are bound to find some interesting characters that give your family quilt a "pop".Jumping' Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07901915366647875049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-62404898057388861422017-01-18T11:55:17.907-05:002017-01-18T11:55:17.907-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.purple passionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999510393365342576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-779274516253830502017-01-18T11:55:03.937-05:002017-01-18T11:55:03.937-05:00I love your post about your family history! Please...I love your post about your family history! Please post more if and when you find stuff. I think it would be wonderful to find any living long lost relatives.<br />It was just one small part of the reason I went to Lima, Peru before joining your tour last year.<br />Sloth Sister Jamiepurple passionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999510393365342576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-3063061377552189312017-01-18T11:19:48.432-05:002017-01-18T11:19:48.432-05:00Thanks much for sharing. I love old photos and fa...Thanks much for sharing. I love old photos and family stories.Barbara Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14760525142839446133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-49561681436833106122017-01-18T11:00:10.305-05:002017-01-18T11:00:10.305-05:00So enjoyed reading about your family and the histo...So enjoyed reading about your family and the history you've learned. That is a true gift & privilege. I would love to trace my family, but for the most part, only the grands & greats that I've have physically known are all that seems to be available, and even the homes they lived in are gone. I hope you get to pursue more looks at the past and give us updates a long the way. anniebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04882433822989523261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-85302362821953074732017-01-18T10:57:46.629-05:002017-01-18T10:57:46.629-05:00I always enjoy your posts but this is ma all-time ...I always enjoy your posts but this is ma all-time fav. Oh, to have photos of grandparents and where they lived! My parents and in-laws are long gone and only 5 years ago, after doing a DNA test, I discovered that the amazing man who was my father, (who taught me to sew!) is not, biologically. No one left to question, not much hope to find out where my bloodline flows. Treasure the knowledge of your lineage, Bonnie. Rabid Quilter from Californiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07838215045002688885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-19734197537822300542017-01-18T09:34:10.654-05:002017-01-18T09:34:10.654-05:00Thank you for sharing this wonderful post of your ...Thank you for sharing this wonderful post of your family. How exciting that someone recognized your photo and were able to share your ancestral home with you and in turn, us. This truly brought home the power of the internet! <br /><br />Congratulations also on your new home in Virginia. It is truly lovely. Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01740055864086776938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-87250949740059876322017-01-18T08:54:56.375-05:002017-01-18T08:54:56.375-05:00I loved your post. It's so exciting to find in...I loved your post. It's so exciting to find information on long lost family. A couple of years ago we found cousins that grew up only 30 miles from us.They're grandmother and our grandmother were sisters but because of a rift with the sisters in their early years we never knew of family living so close. We had a reunion a year ago and it was so good to meet long lost relatives.Because of this reunion we were able to find great great great grandparents in western Europe through Ancestry. We thought we only had Lithunian blood but we also have Polish and Russian in the mix.Betty Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16173856067010286818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-11374348994396040602017-01-18T08:54:16.882-05:002017-01-18T08:54:16.882-05:00Your "Grannie" was gorgeous! I see a lot...Your "Grannie" was gorgeous! I see a lot of you in her smile. Families are the most important thing in life. Thanks for sharing. And that Sue is such a sweetie isn't she!!Wendy Caton Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122151466664580872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-5217621139515497912017-01-18T08:47:48.153-05:002017-01-18T08:47:48.153-05:00Bonnie, it sounds like you have another hobby wait...Bonnie, it sounds like you have another hobby waiting for you. I went to Birmingham last August and if you go again, I'll be there! Geneology is so interesting. We were stationed with the AF in the 70's in Suffolk England and while researching relatives, found that they came from that area! My husband used to drive by the town on his way to work. Going back soon. <br />tealeafquiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214543099275757978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-337956794181793312017-01-18T08:06:03.769-05:002017-01-18T08:06:03.769-05:00Fantastic photos and a fabulous story.. thank you ...Fantastic photos and a fabulous story.. thank you so much for sharing it all. AmyCThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14678835621793494200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-918342689933315542017-01-18T07:06:03.918-05:002017-01-18T07:06:03.918-05:00such a great post! I got goosebumps too! My mum i...such a great post! I got goosebumps too! My mum is from England as well. She was a war bride during WWII<br />Deb Boucherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05810700625767659982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-39272404980357005042017-01-18T06:21:39.182-05:002017-01-18T06:21:39.182-05:00Fantastic isn't it! I've been tracing my ...Fantastic isn't it! I've been tracing my roots. Most of my family were from London, but only for a short while before moving back out into the countryside. I moved into deeper countryside even more. Weird thing is I have discovered that one side of my ancestors lived 20 minutes away from me - I have driven along the roads and possibly walked paths that they had walked on. Also attached to a manor house - that belonged to a former Mayor of London (a shifty one it seems too) and being coachmen and livery bods they moved to Kensington as a result. On the other hand my brother lives in Wiltshire and he isn't far from another set of ancestors and one of my uncles lives in the same town as yet another side of our family - and nobody knew! Maybe it's instinct that drew us back to our roots? Yet on my mum's side I've tracked back to Gloucester - one was a town hall clerk in Gloucester Town Hall and on the other side we have the Brady bunch and that's proving a bit more difficult and there we have the Irish side. <br /><br />Enjoy the trip if you can find the time - it is terribly fascinating - like a jigsaw puzzle.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759875955040163206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-79291018215484762712017-01-18T02:29:43.647-05:002017-01-18T02:29:43.647-05:00Bonnie, when I see photographs of your Dad I alway...Bonnie, when I see photographs of your Dad I always think that he was (and still is) a handsome fellow. But wow, was his mother a most beautiful woman. She was absolutely captivating. So now I know where Dad gets it from. Get searching girl, you never know what you might find. So much can come through the Internet, contacts very often come out of the woodwork. Good hunting.Linda Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09020917896016648626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-45673043100625664282017-01-18T01:51:19.237-05:002017-01-18T01:51:19.237-05:00Well Bonnie Bell you never disappoint and this pos...Well Bonnie Bell you never disappoint and this post was one of the best!!! Your grandmother was gorgeous, she could have been a movie star. Thank you for sharing your life with us. Have a wonderful trip.<br />BobbieBobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09796151540798051095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-11138940064931605452017-01-18T01:14:35.213-05:002017-01-18T01:14:35.213-05:00What an interesting post and so exciting for you. ...What an interesting post and so exciting for you. I loved reading about your roots and how lucky you are that someone saw your post so quickly. You have a treasure in those photographs and the ancestors who came before you were very smart to record so much history on the back of the pictures. I definitely think you should make a special trip/vacation and go back to your beginnings. What a wonderful experience that would be!Darhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05960683751935834250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-83037723821111752802017-01-18T00:05:49.960-05:002017-01-18T00:05:49.960-05:00I have two loves...Quilting and Family History... ...I have two loves...Quilting and Family History... they both tug at my heart and scream for my time. I have been working on Family history for twenty one years and quilting for 24 years(sewing since I was eight). After deciding to just enter the people I know in a Family tree program. I now know 5580 of my closest and dearest relatives. Totally amazing. <br /><br />I recently loaded the app "We're related" from Ancestry.com on my phone and am finding out some very interesting new people that I am related to everyday...One relative, upon further investigation, provided me with the 32nd Great Grandparents of my Mother dating back to 1045 in England. They are the Spencer Family and nobility....Nobility family are the only family records that I have the ability to go back that far. I was needless to say, stunned. I have had so much fun with this. These people talk to me as I discover and learn about them.<br /><br />Be careful Bonnie, a new obsession is brewing...Yes you need to go to see this home and when you are there you will feel the energy of your family all around...you will get goosebumps again. I have a blog if you are interested...http://jlsmithfamilyhistory.blogspot.com/<br /><br />I try to write a blog every week. Sometimes life gets in the way. Jan SmithJanet Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14529674985660168327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-77750225315401487202017-01-17T23:47:48.648-05:002017-01-17T23:47:48.648-05:00And this is why I LOVE England! They don't te...And this is why I LOVE England! They don't tear down their amazing old buildings and build 'new' like we do in America... they cherish and keep the past intact. It's so wonderful that the place is virtually unchanged from when your family was there, and you can go and see it.Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581144244290332817noreply@blogger.com