I was thinking about this while reading peoples family stories. So, out of curiousity, what heritage are you?
I am Czech, German and Irish.
Irish / Scottish. Absolutely NO olive tones in my skin... LOL The sun and I don't always get on so well. ;)
Quote from: LadyDracolich on May 11, 2011, 05:52:42 PM
Irish / Scottish. Absolutely NO olive tones in my skin... LOL The sun and I don't always get on so well. ;)
Well, at least it's natural. I'm German, English and Spanish. My mom got the Spanish skin and tans like mad beautiful. I, as proof of my skin right now, burn and burn crispier than crispy chicken. I turn redder than a lobster for more than two days...and that's WITH sunscreen! I had to get the highly English skin!
I'm primarily German/Austrian/Prussian, but there's a Scotty in the woodpile as well...
German and Dutch, but there's something else in there that I'm not quite sure about -- I'm pretty dark, considering.
Scottish/ Native American
Grandfather Wilson (100% Scot) married a Native American.
I'm Scottish on my dads side and Irish on my moms mostly but there is some English in there as well. My grandmother is a genealogy fanatic and has our family traced back pretty far and she's for some fantastic stories. Lol.
On me moms side I know that me great granda immigrated from Ireland and while here in the US disgraced the family and was removed from the Bohemian tribe but not shunned. Granda was born here in the US and married a Gramma who was said to be Italian/German On Dads side Great Grandma was said to be Tuscaroarin(native american) and Great Grandpa was from Germany and said to be Jewish but can not prove it so German. So I guess I am Native American Irish Gypsy Jewish German Itallian. Hmmmmm Im the Great American Melting Pot
1/2 Swedish, 1/6 French, 1/6 Belgium, 1/6 Dutch.
Ferret
Scotch, Irish & Swedish mostly ...but also heavy Welsh, Dutch, German...if it doesn't tan...I'm from there. I do like to say that because of my Scotch, Irish, Swedish heritage : I'll drink all day...fight ya when I'm drunk...but the making up will be FANTASTIC!!! He, he, he!
My father was born in America. My mother was born in America. I was born in America. I am an American.
2 of my grandparents were born in parts of Germany that became Poland after WWII as they fled Hitler who killed 6 of their brothers & sisters.
The other 2 were born in North Dakota to a mix of Bohemian German and Norweigan and Native (we think) second generation immigrants.
We refer to my side of the family as Heinz 57. There's a little bit of everything in the family history!
Norwegian. 100% =D
Quote from: LadyFae on May 11, 2011, 09:20:08 PM
Norwegian. 100% =D
Well that explains a lot. ::)
:-*
my dad's side of the family is a lot irish, but we're also descended from the clark of lewis & clark-- I think his family was irish too? my mom's side is most germanic-- my great-great-grandmother came from luxembourg.
Scotish on my moms side, Irish on my dads side, as well as a mix of French, German, English somewhere in there. Im a European mutt :) (and part lobster whenever I go outside)
same as Fae...Norwegian 100% ........an no you can't tell by looking at me ::) ;D
Half Irish and half Slovak..so I can drink, sing, tell a story, and sunburn. :-)
100% Eastern European. I was originally told I was 1/2 Russian and 1/2 Austria-Hungarian, but I know it's more complicated than that. It was all Austria-Hungary when my ancestors left, but I know parts in that are/were Transylvanian and Romanian, at the least.
Irish, Welsh, German, Belgium Dutch
Impish, Sassy, Smart A~$$, tossed in for good measure....... ;D
Irish / Scot mix on both sides with a little Bavarian thrown in to keep the frckles to a minimum. But I don't tan, yu could almost say that I'm as white as milk sometimes.
Well, on my Fathers side it's English and Scot and my Mothers it Irish(Ulster) and Qulpaw Indian.
Let's see...
My father's side: Mexican, Spanish and Aztec (which explains my hair)
My mother's side: Spanish, a tiny bit of French, Mexican and from what has floated around at family reunions, part Native American (we just aren't sure how much, but that would also explain the hair! lol..)
Italian, Slovenian, English
Gina
irish on my mothers side maybe english too
my father irish english and native american
so i have dark hair with red highlights only noticed in the sun
and fair skin that burns but after two days it turns into a nice brown tan
Quote from: Lady Christina de Pond on May 12, 2011, 07:57:07 AM
irish on my mothers side maybe english too
my father irish english and native american
so i have dark hair with red highlights only noticed in the sun
and fair skin that burns but after two days it turns into a nice brown tan
<I'm jealous!>
My mum is a big time Geneologist. I know the farthest back we can track is to 1520's England from the male line. The maternal line is a little hard to track due to family secrets, which we have now unraveled. It is safe to say, that I have got Scott, Irish, English, and maybe a smidge of Navtive American in there.
Quote from: Lady Christina de Pond on May 12, 2011, 07:57:07 AM
so i have dark hair with red highlights only noticed in the sun
My hair is the exact same way! My parents say it's the Spanish part of me.
Quote from: Marietta Graziella on May 11, 2011, 09:30:47 PM
Quote from: LadyFae on May 11, 2011, 09:20:08 PM
Norwegian. 100% =D
Well that explains a lot. ::)
:-*
I will choose to take this as a compliment. =D
My girls are MOSTLY Norwegian but their daddy is mostly German with a little Norske mixed in.
I'm a typical American mutt: Irish, English, German, and French primarily with some others mixed in. Dark hair (when I had it ;)), blue eyes, fair skin, and a pretty high tolerance for alcohol! :)
My mom's Canadian and her side is Prussian/Austrian
My dad's side is German/Welsh with a touch of French
I am Scottish, Norwegian, Irish, English, and French Canadian Indian.. I think there is a wee bit of Swedish in there too..
Stir that all up and you get a blonde hair blue eyed girl that tans! *thanks Mom* ;D
Swedish, Polish, and German!
Swedish, English, Irish, Scottish, Dutch, German, French Canadian, Mohawk, and Lithiuanian
Irish, Scottish, Arapahoe Indian ancestry. Heritage? 2nd gen California beach bum. I am bound by and hold no alliegence to any of it ;D
100% Scot... Lovat Fraser & Gordon. ;)
Half Irish and half German. Traceable to the roots!
Hungarian/Italian on my mom's side and like all of Europe on my dad's (mostly Scottish, Clan Buchanan)
I have both German and Irish on both my mother's side and my father's side. I have French on my father's side (either Alsace or Lorraine, I'm not sure which) and Scottish on my mother's side, although from the spelling of her maiden name I would have thought English.
Though when I look up my family name at the genealogy booth at the faire (OhRF) they say it is Italian, but I don't look a bit Italian.
Mom---English, Irish, Dutch, German, Norwegian
Dad---Welsh, English, German, French Creole, Italian, Portuguese, French-Canadian (from Quebec), Alsatian (look it up)
Thank you, Mr. Italian ancestor, for the tan gene! :-*
Ancestry that I've found so far: Scottish, German, English, French, Belgian, Irish, Basque, Cherokee, Creek
As for "heritage", my parents, both sets of grandparents, and two of four sets of great-grandparents were born in Alabama, as was I. Before that, it's Georgia, Tennessee, North & South Carolina, Virginia, Massachusetts, and Maryland. My most recent immigrant ancestor came to America in the late 1700's.
My wife's ancestry is a little less mixed than mine: mainly German, English and the possibility of Irish (not sure because of adoptions). Her heritage is Midwestern - back at least four, maybe five, generations are all from the same 150-mile radius area of western and central Illinois, the St. Louis area, and southeast Iowa.
98% Irish. Born in Ireland, move to the US when I was a kid. Great grandfather on my mothers side married a Polish woman after ww1.
One side of the family back to pre Norse founding of Wexford. The other side tracked to around 1500 in Ulster. So yeah, my family is Orange and Green. Makes for good times....
Never met any of the Polish side of the family.
Old thread, but as I recently spent the big bucks for an Ancestry DNA test for personal and work purposes, I thought I would share.
Sent my DNA to ancestry.com, due to two things...
One I was always told by my mother that we had a family skeleton in the closet concerning her mother and a certain full blooded Cherokee Indian having a secret tryst and she was the result. So I spent my entire life being proud to be part Cherokee.
Two, an upper level boss at my job has been rather sticky about my hair length, even though it is within company standards. So I thought why not kill two birds with a single stone, confirm what I have been told and be able to tell the boss to step off, my heritage was more than enough reason.
So....I do the test and send it off, results come back and here's a few excerpts from the results:
You belong to haplogroup R1b, The Artisans, who first arrived in Europe from west Asia about 35,000- 40,000 years ago at the dawning of the Aurignacian culture. This cultural was remarkable for its subtle yet significant technological progress, like the shift from random flint collection to the use of a single stone core to shape flint tools as needed. Aurignacian decorative beads and jewelry could also be the first sign we have of the uniquely human quality of self-awareness and adornment. Additionally, some anthropologists believe that the Aurignacian culture was the first to paint. Either way, the people of this time period left behind fascinating cave paintings in France, Spain and Portugal.
NOTE this part, for anyone (like me ) who believes it can get far more defined in their testing....
There are several known subgroups of R1b. We're not yet able to tell you which (if any) of these subpopulations you match to, so we'll tell you a little about a few of them.
One subgroup of the Artisans, R1b3 (sometimes called R1b1c) is associated with the Cro-Magnons. Based on archaeological excavations, particularly in France, it's believed that the Cro-Magnons wove clothes, built huts and painted.
The Ice Age may have played a role in the dispersion of the Artisans. At the peak of the Ice Age a European ice shelf extended as far as southern Ireland, mid England and northern Germany, completely covering Scandinavia. Most of continental Europe was tundra and the land only supported trees as far south as southern France, northern Italy and areas north of the Balkans and across the Black Sea. Thus, the Artisans most likely moved south of the tree line for their resources, making permanent homes where their descendants remained even when the ice shelf receded. Others returned north once resources were again available.
About 70% of individuals currently residing in southern England are members of the Artisans. Other members can be found at high rates in the modern day populations of Spain, Portugal, France, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. Based on this observation and other archeological and historical information, it is likely that your ancient ancestors also populated these areas. The Artisans include a genetic group known as the Atlantic Modal Haplotype (AMH), which features greatly among the Irish and Welsh populations.
Some researchers believe that the genes associated with the AMH moved with the early Celtic migrations. Although ancient ancestral Celts were a diverse group and varied in many ways, certain mythologies are consistent throughout most Celtic traditions, despite geographic or tribal boundaries. More than 300 Celtic deities have been described, many of which are reflected in classic Roman counterparts. The god Lugh (or Lugus) may have played an important role among those deities. Folklore and storytelling has infused Lugh's character with magic and fantasy, given him credit for thunder and lightening, and placed his stage in the sky.
The widespread acceptance of Lugh in Celtic culture is supported by the use of his name as the root of city names. Lyon, the present day city in southeastern France was called Lugdunum in Roman times. The city of Leiden in south Holland may also have its roots in the name of the god.
R1b1c4 and R1b1c6 are very specific Artisan subsections found primarily in Basque populations, but also in Catalan, Spanish, French, British and German populations.
A unique modern day population, the Basque people self-identify as a discrete ethnic group in north-central Spain and southwestern France. Early Basque culture was basically democratic and their pre-Christian religion was formed around a superior female goddess, Mari. A rich mythology of Basque creatures and characters includes imps, giants, dragons, soothsayers and other nature-based deities. Traditional Basque cuisine was dictated by the mountains and sea surrounding Basque country. Lamb, fish and beans are typical ingredients of a Basque meal. The language associated with the Basque people is euskara, which linguists believe exists in a family by itself, and is not related to English or other western European languages. Members of the Artisans can be found at high rates in South America. Populations geneticists ascribe this finding to the movement of peoples from Iberia to South America over the last 500 years.
Final result? After the sizeable expense on this "Modern Technology," I am left far more confused than ever before.
Anyone wanna adopt me? ;D
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XP or 7? :P
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On my Mother's side, Mexican and Italian. My Grandfather came from Zacatecas, Mexico as an 18 year old in 1924. He was going to stay only 3 years, but fell in love with the US. He became a permanent resident. Joined the Army in 1940, spent much of WWII in Europe as an MP. Due to his service dsuring WWII, he earned the right to be called an American citizen.
My Grandmother was full blooded Italian. Her parents came from Northern Italy at the turn of the 20th century. Great Grandma was Southern Italian, while Great Grandpa Deversa was Florintine.
On my Father's side, there's Croatian and Slavic bloodlines. Probably some Russian as well. My paternal Grandfather was deported from Yugoslavia as a teenager because he was an equivelant to an Al Capone. He settled in Cleveland, Ohio and ended up owning one of the largest Pittsburg Glass franchises in all of Ohio. He was a shrewd businessman who had became very wealthy. Grandpa Horvat died in 1957 at 72. Unfortunately, my Slavic Grandmother gambled and drank it all away, dying a pauper in 1964. I could have been an Heiress. Oh well.
Quote from: Merlin the Elder on November 12, 2011, 02:51:30 AM
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Ha, Ha, Ha :D
Quote from: Lord Dragon on November 12, 2011, 02:58:59 AM
XP or 7? :P
:D :D :D
Big Bawaaaaaa, Ha, Ha, Ha ;D ;D
I gotta get another cup of coffee; way too much laughter before 0700.
I am of Italian descent. Both sides of the family, the grandparents came to the US from Italy. My mother's side from Naples, my dad's father from Abruzzi, his mother from Sicily (I don't know how they met, but they left from Abruzzi).
However, I do have a kidney that is English and Scottish. ;D
Quote from: GoodyTombShoes on November 12, 2011, 06:55:32 AM
So after your sizable payment for genetic identity you found out you are homo sapien. Beats out homo erectus by a huge leap. Your profile pic shows you using metal tools; I'd guess homo sapiens as well.
I always knew that someday....if I worked hard....I would crawl out of my cave....and start using metal tools...... ;D
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M31DR8kRgfQ/Tj1gRW9Sk9I/AAAAAAAAAIk/MDJmI7XMaig/s1600/Heinz57.gif) the short version.
Solid 50% Italian, but you can't tell it by looking at me 'cause I got all of my fathers English and Scottish genes for looks for the most part.