tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13939465.post4575292258730738282..comments2023-06-03T05:07:51.171-07:00Comments on notes from: JBellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06058881790600891805noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13939465.post-77437248110496831862007-07-07T20:38:00.000-07:002007-07-07T20:38:00.000-07:00Terrific bit of family meorablia and history, Chee...Terrific bit of family meorablia and history, Cheech. Way cool. Thanks for sharing.The Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06962641109795032438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13939465.post-86128851372231109592007-07-07T12:42:00.000-07:002007-07-07T12:42:00.000-07:00JBelle - I sent you a very important email.. pleas...JBelle - I sent you a very important email.. please PLEASE check it.. thanks....https://www.blogger.com/profile/06899700977986759414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13939465.post-65751737375347215172007-07-07T01:25:00.000-07:002007-07-07T01:25:00.000-07:00Playing a game over at my place and I've just tagg...Playing a game over at my place and I've just tagged you ;-)Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08423696800295940382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13939465.post-61574356468279866442007-07-06T22:05:00.000-07:002007-07-06T22:05:00.000-07:00Even though, (sigh) I claim Irish blood I am honor...Even though, (sigh) I claim Irish blood I am honored to be related to our German cousin who shows us that we don't really know the meaning of what's hard and difficult to overcome. Our trivial hurdles of everyday life were nothing compared to what he did to bring his(our) family to America.PDX Puphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01447841534525932892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13939465.post-55359047498765272152007-07-05T16:09:00.000-07:002007-07-05T16:09:00.000-07:00Carla, this letter is a gem. It was written in Ge...Carla, this letter is a gem. It was written in German and translated, they give attribution to some high school German teacher and then go to lengths to explain why she's qualified. It's quite long, too; about 8 pages. He writes one letter and 161 years later people still read it and it thrills them. Marvelous!<BR/><BR/>Toad, I'm not so much into geneaology but I do have The Book that traces our family back to Prussia. It's quite a story. It was my grandmother's fierce pacifist beliefs that got us here. <BR/><BR/>Dude, this is quite a letter. I have had a copy of it for over 20 years but never read it because it was so long. It's fascinating. I loved the ending, too! I'll be excerpting more as the month goes on...<BR/><BR/>Wendo, The Germans were not famous for relating to their children in a kindly manner. I can't believe your grandfather let a SON go because he was so valuable as a worker. Fathers collected and kept all the wages, you know. It was the DUTCH who were kindly and valued children; the Dutch Masters painted beautiful children and Dutch children always had toys and books and balls....We, as a general rule, have no idea how brave our grandfathers and grandmothers were. You*gotta*want*it. And they did. <BR/><BR/>Powerful, eh?JBellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06058881790600891805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13939465.post-71602654860747175802007-07-05T14:23:00.000-07:002007-07-05T14:23:00.000-07:00Nuts. I was all set to pony-up something witty and...Nuts. <BR/><BR/>I was all set to pony-up something witty and then read the Golden Nephew One's comment. Now where am I going to go after that? <BR/><BR/>Yes, this is a most special artifact. I'll raise you fifty "fascinatings", twenty-five "humblings" and fourteen "inspirings" and see you on some of that heritage.<BR/><BR/>I learned this two years ago: <BR/>My paternal grandfather, a gentle, quiet meager tailor in the garment industry who died the year before I was born, swam across some river in Germany at the age of ten in order to catch a ride to America. His mom had died in childbirth and his father, newly remarried to a woman who refused to acknowledge his existence, asked him to leave home lest he lose this new wife.<BR/><BR/>Thank god the relatives I know about were not so heartless. Still, swimming across a river at ten? Way cool. I'd probably have tried to live in the forest for a few nights and curled up and died...from sorrow and fright.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing this piece of history. <BR/><BR/>--<BR/><BR/>---Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13939465.post-38056669830539378062007-07-05T13:50:00.000-07:002007-07-05T13:50:00.000-07:00This.is.awesome. I am glad that I am related to th...This.is.awesome. I am glad that I am related to these type of people. This is a very powerful, moving letter. This is why our family moved here. This is something to show to future generations to remind them who we are and why we are American. <BR/><BR/>AWESOME!!BX_boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09758526864643606409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13939465.post-41604687482986566082007-07-05T11:08:00.000-07:002007-07-05T11:08:00.000-07:00Interesting. My mother and her sisters have dabbl...Interesting. My mother and her sisters have dabbled in genealogy, and have come up with the fact that I had a relative who fought in the revolutionary war. We also know the name of our first immigrant relative from Germany in the mid-1700s. She also found out that I am directly and more recently related to the Dalton gang. You can't win 'em all I guess. I'd tell you how my Dalton relative closed their letters, but I'm afraid to use that kind of language here.......https://www.blogger.com/profile/06899700977986759414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13939465.post-24869127521081706542007-07-05T01:19:00.000-07:002007-07-05T01:19:00.000-07:00Happy 4th to you...a little late, but better late ...Happy 4th to you...a little late, but better late than never. As it's late, I'll reread the letter in the morning. It seems very interesting. I love old family letters.Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08423696800295940382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13939465.post-6184745292136377472007-07-04T16:33:00.000-07:002007-07-04T16:33:00.000-07:00Mellers, it's a marvel to understand how we got ri...Mellers, it's a marvel to understand how we got right here from there. A Kunte Kinte moment, as I like to call them. And when we do finally meet, we will have known each other always. <BR/><BR/>MamaJ, We do live in an extraordinary country, still. I only began to understand when I saw through others' eyes, others who weren't American. I read this letter from time to time and I am filled with immense pride. Pride from where we, I mean those people who share my gene pool, came from because it was so hard and we worked so hard to get here and to be here and from we, as Americans, came. I many, many ways the 4th of July is my very favorite holiday.<BR/><BR/>GLib! You live! Seriously. This was written by one of my cousins to our family back in Germany. It is a long, long letter, rich with details of immigration and life in the US at that time. He talks about everything at length. It is real treasure and a beloved legacy. I will share more of it this summer; he's quite a prolific guy for a butcher. :) Happy 4th. I hope you are well.JBellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06058881790600891805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13939465.post-72122549707509485932007-07-04T15:46:00.000-07:002007-07-04T15:46:00.000-07:00Wow, seriously, this is from your cousin?Anyway, g...Wow, seriously, this is from <I>your</I> cousin?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, great thoughts, especially as to the political mudslinging and Democrats vs. Aristocrats.<BR/><BR/>Same as it ever was, same as it ever was.green libertarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06014934312741784769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13939465.post-27093893097092644332007-07-04T14:56:00.000-07:002007-07-04T14:56:00.000-07:00JBelle - I absolutely love this. It is nice to be...JBelle - I absolutely love this. It is nice to be reminded of where our country was then and how it is now. Isn't wonderful to live in a country such as ours? Happy 4th. And thanks for the words on the other blog.mamaJDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13347375083141318369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13939465.post-73700308463461248152007-07-04T14:46:00.000-07:002007-07-04T14:46:00.000-07:00Roots, its all about roots...... this is beautiful...Roots, its all about roots...... this is beautiful.......<BR/>I do not even know the names of me grandparents.....<BR/><BR/>**"Many thousand greetings to you from me, my children, and my friends as well as yours. My dearest wish remains that we may soon meet. "**<BR/><BR/>back at you tenfold.......xxxxxxxMarmiteToastyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02536695634856882487noreply@blogger.com