tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24153667.post5517268644706419388..comments2023-10-23T07:01:09.337-05:00Comments on RootDig.com: Accurately Searching for my Ordinary AncestorsBubbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00116684507094892060noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24153667.post-47342878815432458822013-09-02T12:30:15.815-05:002013-09-02T12:30:15.815-05:00You think exactly like I do. It's my mission ...You think exactly like I do. It's my mission to find as much detail about the lives of my ancestors as I can and create the life story of those who I never knew, yet were a driving force in how my life was shaped due to the family dynamics and genetics. <br /><br />We all wonder about fame, but those who lived 1000 years ago are so distant from us that their story is usually already written by the historians and when it comes to the more recent (200 years or so) family line, we have no clue what happened. <br /><br />My Left Foothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10749766326718205472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24153667.post-11085997200486301812013-09-02T08:32:12.716-05:002013-09-02T08:32:12.716-05:00Thanks for this article. My thoughts exactly. I l...Thanks for this article. My thoughts exactly. I love studying my "ordinary" ancestors and learning about their times. It makes history come alive for me.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24153667.post-5056214880402303572013-09-01T09:45:11.544-05:002013-09-01T09:45:11.544-05:00While Charlemagne likely has millions of descendan...While Charlemagne likely has millions of descendants, I'll probably wait to claim him an ancestor until I'm able to obtain some documentation showing the relationship. I've got quite a ways before I'm back that far ;-)Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116684507094892060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24153667.post-37576995480335167092013-09-01T08:40:59.175-05:002013-09-01T08:40:59.175-05:00It is highly likely that anyone with roots in West...It is highly likely that anyone with roots in Western Europe is descended from Charlemagne.Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24153667.post-44439631285676615032013-08-31T14:41:35.039-05:002013-08-31T14:41:35.039-05:00Thanks for the fantastic blog! The lives and work ...Thanks for the fantastic blog! The lives and work of "ordinary" people in the past or the present are what have made and continue to make this country and this world what it is. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24153667.post-83894205044339276782013-08-30T08:05:42.057-05:002013-08-30T08:05:42.057-05:00Excellent article! Your comment at the end "...Excellent article! Your comment at the end "will your descendants think your life is boring and not worth study?" makes a person think. <br />I have always cherished ALL my ancestors, rich or poor. It's learning their stories that I love, and that makes me love them. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com