Ancestry/Genealogy

frogmarch

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18. What a fascinating story! I think

Sun Jul 8, 2012, 12:14 PM

Jul 2012

you should write a book about it. It's absolutely spellbinding!

It's a shame how oftentimes, especially in the past, "white" families tried to keep their Indian - or black, or other "non-white" - heritage a secret.

As for adoption, I'm all for it. I have a Japanese American step-sister whom my Dad and step-mom adopted when she was three days old, and my two African American grandsons are adopted as well. My birth mother was from India, and the mom of two of my granddaughters is Lakota. Our family's motto is vive la difference!

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I finally found pictures of my great-grandfather! [View all] frogmarch May 2012 OP

Very Handsome.... kdmorris May 2012 #1

I think he is too. I had no idea what frogmarch May 2012 #3

Fantastic pictures. polly7 May 2012 #2

Amazing! As far as I frogmarch May 2012 #4

Cool stuff. Do you know where he was from and what unit he was in? n/t RZM May 2012 #5

He emigrated from England in 1853 frogmarch May 2012 #6

How great to have your great g father's picture.. Zoigal May 2012 #7

How wonderful to have both pictures of him TuxedoKat May 2012 #8

Yes, two of my dad's brothers frogmarch May 2012 #9

Very beautiful! TuxedoKat May 2012 #10

Thanks. Yes, it is frogmarch May 2012 #11

Oh, she's gorgeous PatSeg May 2012 #12

Wow, great find! CountAllVotes Jun 2012 #13

Thank you! :-) frogmarch Jul 2012 #14

Here is a picture of him CountAllVotes Jul 2012 #15

Wonderful picture! frogmarch Jul 2012 #16

I don't know what sort of photo this is CountAllVotes Jul 2012 #17

What a fascinating story! I think frogmarch Jul 2012 #18