Genealogy Part I

I love doing genealogy. It relaxes me. Right now, I have a new program that will help me trace a family.

Here is one thing that I learn from British history: Not all British are pure Brits. They are Italians (Rome), French, Norse (Vikings) and Saxon (Germany). Right now, I am doing my Brits family history and I am going as far back to 900s or maybe before.

For American history, I am descended from John and Elizabeth Tilley Howland, of the Mayflower (I refuse to call them Pilgrims). I am descended from soldiers of American Revolution, War of 1812, Civil War. I am proud of those histories.

I also learn that the surnames are those who live in that area. Like, Savoy, Arles, and others.