tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17674921.post4258957674629274496..comments2023-07-25T13:50:02.601+01:00Comments on My Word 1: ZACLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07289333819869440699noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17674921.post-9575465254016918172009-09-14T21:57:21.561+01:002009-09-14T21:57:21.561+01:00Hello Marie,
Thanks for visiting.
The Celtic mag...Hello Marie,<br /><br />Thanks for visiting.<br /><br />The Celtic magnetism you mention is wide and far reaching. Ireland, Wales, Cornwall, Scotland and the near islands, like Iona, Shetland, Orkney etc., are all Celtic areas. I have not been to Scandinavia but I have travelled around many of the areas of the UK where Pictish/Celtic peoples lived. Much of the cultural heritage is still to be seen and flourishes in many forms.ZACLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07289333819869440699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17674921.post-41037645530193296752009-09-14T14:10:48.477+01:002009-09-14T14:10:48.477+01:00It's a fascinating subject, but you need a lot...It's a fascinating subject, but you need a lot of time and patience to do all the digging. I'd like to try one day, though. I'm also interested in having my DNA tested to find out my ancestors. That's fascinating too. I suppose it's expensive, so that'll have to wait as well. As for previous lives, I think I was Celt as I am so drawn to Celtic stuff (music, jewellery, etc), or maybe a Viking because I love Scandinavia. First time I visited Sweden I felt like I'd gone home.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08507037483019197630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17674921.post-39554451029118247952009-09-12T21:27:26.521+01:002009-09-12T21:27:26.521+01:00Fascinating stuff you are picking up Ax. Graveyar...Fascinating stuff you are picking up Ax. Graveyards can be a useful source of info, not always the kind you want. I visited a couple this week that had an awful lot of infant mortality and wartime losses from the first world war.<br /><br />Your mariners' link will be fruitful I am sure. Naval records are usually detailed, from what I recall hearing about them. There are not that many people who do French polishing either - think antiques and fine old houses here. <br /><br />You've got a mine of interesting stuff to be digging into by the looks of things.ZACLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07289333819869440699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17674921.post-91118155226436711672009-09-12T20:49:56.690+01:002009-09-12T20:49:56.690+01:00viewing old census records is always an interestin...viewing old census records is always an interesting pastime in that it gives so much detail about a family, the bulk of mine were either agricultural labourers, french polishers or mariners.<br />if i had the time and funds, i'd spend months travelling around old churches and browsing the graveyards.adamantixxhttp://trifledreamz.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17674921.post-2166830775042871312009-09-12T09:07:59.689+01:002009-09-12T09:07:59.689+01:00Hi MKL,
You might need to find out where you cam...Hi MKL,<br /><br /> You might need to find out where you came from a bit further back than the last 100 years if you wish to seek out your previous lives. You may even find a personality in your chain, who has connections with your Asian thoughts. <br /><br />Are you thinking in terms of Genghis Khan?ZACLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07289333819869440699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17674921.post-90582466961619743842009-09-12T09:04:12.391+01:002009-09-12T09:04:12.391+01:00Hello Ax,
It was a couple of situations I recentl...Hello Ax,<br /><br />It was a couple of situations I recently saw, a personal issue that arose, and your interest, that made me think about the points I have raised in this post.<br /><br />It is frustrating to find lists of names and no characteristics. Even a function, a career, can make all the difference when finding out about ancestors. Some genealogists - serious ones - make out their charts - but have areas for notes, indeed some are very private notes. They may become accessible to someone many years hence. That, for me, is bringing meaning to the task.<br /><br />You can see from marriage and birth dates quite a bit of local and family history. It is very useful to know, even to understand local mores, structures of life, when researching your family roots.<br /><br />The BBC with their genealogy programme, which is compulsive viewing most of the time, employ an awful lot of external experts, then choose which lines they will use for a programme. We do not see even a quarter of what they find. The expensive research, that takes people abroad, is what they make look so simple. It is not, of course, and is usually a lot messier in reality, than demonstrated. The programme has magnetised a large chunk of people and spawned a range of media for people to buy and learn from. It is a time consuming hobby and not necessarily economic, either.<br /><br />Starting then stopping are real issues for family research.ZACLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07289333819869440699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17674921.post-9401815795257580002009-09-11T23:01:04.560+01:002009-09-11T23:01:04.560+01:00I wouldn't want to know about my ancestors lik...I wouldn't want to know about my ancestors like more than 100 years ago. I still have an old photo of my grand grandma from the 1910s. That's enough info for me :-) I'd rather know who I was in my past life. I feel I was Asian.TGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15796150972580581810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17674921.post-69154557905050425442009-09-11T22:58:07.019+01:002009-09-11T22:58:07.019+01:00as you know, i'm very interested in this subje...as you know, i'm very interested in this subject and am more interested in uncovering the stories from the past rather than mere dates and names.<br />i've come across some magnificently quaint old names too!adamantixxhttp://trifledreamz.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com