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Here are the Glass Beads, and such. (Leni? Sue?)
chopin-liszt:
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Thanks so-ooo much for sharing this with us!
Fascinating that the beadwork describes, what was at the time, contemporary events rather than traditional!
It's also frustrating and sad that history gets lost because of some perceived embarassment - a lot of mine has vanished that way, because of a baby being born "on the other side of the blanket" (out of wedlock).
It's up to us "oldies" now to make sure this does not happen to future generations!
Leni:
--- Quote from: "chopin-liszt" ---It's also frustrating and sad that history gets lost because of some perceived embarassment - a lot of mine has vanished that way, because of a baby being born "on the other side of the blanket" (out of wedlock).
It's up to us "oldies" now to make sure this does not happen to future generations!
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I second that - from personal experience! :oops: :cry: :oops: :roll:
I am very happy that my beautiful American daughter-in-law, whom I always describe as three-quarters Mexican, actually has some Native American ancestry on that side! Must ask her to research that, now she is catching my interest in Family History! :D
I am intrigued by the beads being European, though I don't know where I thought they might have come from if not Europe! :roll:
Was there any history of glass-making in Native American culture? I know there was use of precious stones and metals, but did they ever make glass, or use enamelling?
Leni
Cathy B:
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I am intrigued by the beads being European, though I don't know where I thought they might have come from if not Europe! :roll:
Was there any history of glass-making in Native American culture? I know there was use of precious stones and metals, but did they ever make glass, or use enamelling?
Leni
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Leni, I'm just wondering how old the Mexican glass industry is, and what industries would have been brought over by the conquistadors. Hmm.
--- Quote from: "chopin-liszt" ---
It's also frustrating and sad that history gets lost because of some perceived embarassment - a lot of mine has vanished that way, because of a baby being born "on the other side of the blanket" (out of wedlock).
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Ah, yes. My father's grandfather was said to be German, but he was _very_ dark. So dark that the local kids used to tease my father that his grandfather was a "blackfella" (no disrespect, this is what they called aboriginal people). I don't know what the story was, it might be imagination on my part, but can't help but wonder. Maybe he was Indian or Afghani, who knows.
Cheers,
Cathy.
Anne:
In case it's of any interest with all this wonderful genealogical info, there is a massive network of family history sites if you want to find out more. A good place to start is Rootsweb http://www.rootsweb.com which has loads of info as well as message boards, lists, etc about all aspects of family history, surnames, occupations etc. There is also sites for those who are just seeking British Ancestry: Genuki http://www.genuki.org.uk and British-Genealogy http://www.british-genealogy.com.
As an example, and to keep the glass connection, this is a thread about Sunderland glassmakers: http://www.british-genealogy.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5567
and there is a message board all about Glass and Crystal makers here:
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.occupations.glasscrystal
Beware though, genealogy is just as addictive as Glass! (speaking from experience having been hooked on gen for almost as long as I've been hooked on glass!). :roll: :lol:
Leni:
--- Quote from: "Anne" ---Beware though, genealogy is just as addictive as Glass! (speaking from experience having been hooked on gen for almost as long as I've been hooked on glass!). :roll: :lol:
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I've been hooked on genealogy for longer! :lol:
Thanks for all those site addresses! :shock:
I have a family tree going back to the 1400's on www.genesreunited.com and have found many relatives from all over the world through that site! Would be interesting to find we were related somewhere back when eh, Anne? :wink: :lol:
Leni
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