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Ancestry/Genealogy

LaydeeBug

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12. Thank you so much for this...It was supposed to be near Annapolis, so maybe Nanticoke is it...

Reply to csziggy (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 12, 2012, 10:51 PM

Mar 2012

If it weren't late, I'd holler. LOL

This is inspirational, really. I tried to search this all back in '96 or '97 and didn't get very far, but the 'net has come a long way since then.

Thanks again!

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So My great great grandmother was Native American, & of course for YEARS I thought it was Blackfoot [View all] LaydeeBug Mar 2012 OP

It would probably be best to just work on the genealogy and see where that takes you csziggy Mar 2012 #1

Thank you so much for this...It was supposed to be near Annapolis, so maybe Nanticoke is it... LaydeeBug Mar 2012 #12

I would bet pipi_k Mar 2012 #14

Do you have the photo? Gormy Cuss Mar 2012 #2

Very good advice. Most cultures had their own original clothing styles. National Archives may be jwirr Mar 2012 #7

The only problem with tracing costume is that many groups lost their heritage csziggy Mar 2012 #13

My father always said that my paternal grandmother's family was Blackfeet kdmorris Mar 2012 #3

While the English names suck they are often the only way we can trace our Native anscestors. The jwirr Mar 2012 #8

Oh, no... I meant the "Smith" part kdmorris Mar 2012 #9

Well that is a problem - I have a few Smith families in mine to and it is hard to follow them. jwirr Mar 2012 #10

Interesting case Sherman A1 Mar 2012 #4

I'm from Maryland Waiting For Everyman Mar 2012 #5

Same problem here... pipi_k Mar 2012 #6

Great picture. n/t GentryDixon Mar 2012 #11