How far back can you trace your family?

[WernherVonTrapp]

Don't know too much about my mother's side, regrettably. The best I can recall, she is of Dutch (mostly) and German descent. If I remember correctly, her father was Dutch and her mother was Dutch & German.

[Wolferz]

Wolferz is just jealous of my dog, because my dog is better looking than he is.

That he is. And he's a much better butt sniffer, leg humper and sock ripper too.

Bear gets props.

[Gargamel]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

If you don't know the names then you don't know it goes back to the Mayflower. You only know what you can show. Get off yer lazy butts and do some research!

Actually, I have. About 25 years ago my mother and I did the research, chronicling the entire family tree back to the early 1600's. At the time, the internet was practically non-existent, so getting records from England at the time was nigh impossible, so we stopped there.

We did end up with a 300 page tome with a direct lineage back to the Mayflower. Included were various scrapbook items, news articles, photo/lithographs of family.

The part of the name I wasn't sure on, as I haven't read the book in 15-20 years, was the exact spelling.

I challenge you to now get off your lazy but and Show me your last 400 years of lineage.

And yes, I know you were joking... but damn that was a lot of work.

[AVGWarhawk]

My family's business over the centuries has been rose growers. When we arrived in NY my family set up a mile of greenhouses for growing roses. They employed Asians to work the greenhouses. One day a large box kite was constructed by one of the workers. The kite was large enough to fly a worker and they did. Unfortunate he fell out of the kite and crashed through a greenhouse window. He was ok after the incident.

At any rate, my great grandfather created a hybrid rose knows as the Schultheis Rose. Here is a picture and description.

http://www.vintagegardens.com/roses.aspx?cat_id=20

[Herr-Berbunch]

Originally Posted by WernherVonTrapp

My family came to the US sometime around the Irish potato famine period. My family (clans) hail from the counties of Cork and Munster in southern Ireland (yeah, we were southerners too).

My mum's from Cork. I know that much! Go me. I really should ask more questions!

[Jimbuna]

@AVG

That my friend is a priceless wealth of information...I so envy you

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

@AVG

That my friend is a priceless wealth of information...I so envy you

Oh heck, I have more. I still have family(distant cousins) in Germany. Still growing roses and run flower shops. My grandfather a Mason. I have his Master Mason apron framed.

My mom was big on family history and keeping records. The family Bible is full of dates for birth, marriage, death of family members. The Bible dates over 100 years old. My great grandmothers Bible before my to possession. She had it professionally re-bound in leather. Just a wealth of info.


Here is the obit from my uncle. WW2 vet that passed on last year. Note the reference to greenhouses he worked. Our family greenhouses in NY.

Edward R. Schultheis, 87, of Oxford, New Jersey passed away on Sunday, October 14, 2012 at Warren Haven Nursing Home, Oxford, NJ. Born: Edward was born on December 16, 1924 in Flushing, NY. He was the son of the late Mr. Charles J. Schultheis and Arceneth M. Bertgchinger. Personal: Edward is predeceased by his loving wife, Eugenia Lucille Larkin in 1997. Edward worked as a master maintenance mechanic for M&M Mars, Hackettstown, NJ. In his earlier years, Edward worked in greenhouses and worked as a blacksmith for Allenwood Steel Company,

- See more at: http://obits.lehighvalleylive.com/ob...68#fbLoggedOut

[Jimbuna]

Absolutely priceless

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by Gargamel

Actually, I have.

That is awesome!

I challenge you to now get off your lazy but and Show me your last 400 years of lineage.

I really should. I keep meaning to, but there is always something else going on, some new project that keeps me busy. Ancestry.com keeps asking me to sign up, but I tell myself I don't want to spend the money. The truth is that I really am a lazy-butt, and I need to get over that and get started.

And yes, I know you were joking...

It was also mostly aimed at Red October, who gave nothing but a big "I think..." I really do try to live by that logical credo that says that if it's not a fact, it's just a guess, and if you can't show it then you don't know it. That's why I qualified the Saxon connection by saying that at this point it's just hearsay.

but damn that was a lot of work.

I can imagine. Most of my information comes from a small booklet published by one of my relatives many decades ago. She did all the work, and it's still largely incomplete.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

At any rate, my great grandfather created a hybrid rose knows as the Schultheis Rose. Here is a picture and description.

That is so cool!

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

That is so cool!

It is kind of neat seeing the rose every now and then for sale at local nurseries.

[Armistead]

Originally Posted by Gargamel

Actually, I have. About 25 years ago my mother and I did the research, chronicling the entire family tree back to the early 1600's. At the time, the internet was practically non-existent, so getting records from England at the time was nigh impossible, so we stopped there.

We did end up with a 300 page tome with a direct lineage back to the Mayflower. Included were various scrapbook items, news articles, photo/lithographs of family.

The part of the name I wasn't sure on, as I haven't read the book in 15-20 years, was the exact spelling.

I challenge you to now get off your lazy but and Show me your last 400 years of lineage.

And yes, I know you were joking... but damn that was a lot of work.

Doing the hand work is he best way to do it. You would be surprised how much false info gets online. Luckily we have a lot of family info, but to this day ancestry.com and other services use wrong info. They have all descendents stemming from his second wife, not his first. Plus you'll never get the full info online. I find churches the best place.

My wife and I have both tried to collect our family history. Both have 100s of pics, tin types, nitrates, deeds, grants. We have furniture from the 1700's, clothes from the 1800's, numerous military items from the CW to Korea. I even have the trunk my original ancestor brought over from Germany in the 1700's.

If we ever get our farm house restored, we plan to make it a family museum of sorts....

[Armistead]

Originally Posted by Aktungbby

Yup, did it till the politics and squabbling drove me out like Achilles sulking in his tent! :

What's surprising is the amount of todays Yanks joining CSA acting groups. Finally, they've come to their senses. But like you said, even reenacting is becoming political, many Yanks seem to be making a statement that they hate the big govt, taxes, all those same issues that started the CW to start with.

[nikimcbee]

Originally Posted by Armistead

What's surprising is the amount of todays Yanks joining CSA acting groups. Finally, they've come to their senses. But like you said, even reenacting is becoming political, many Yanks seem to be making a statement that they hate the big govt, taxes, all those same issues that started the CW to start with.

I was gunna post something else, then I saw this. Spot on.

Back on topic, my Mum's side goes waaay back to when Newcastle was part of Scotland. I'm pretty sure Jim and I are kin folk.

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Back on topic, my Mum's side goes waaay back to when Newcastle was part of Scotland. I'm pretty sure Jim and I are kin folk.

God help you, Jim!