tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071542331530983118.post7733477573987658365..comments2024-01-14T02:19:22.761-05:00Comments on Have Your Cake & Read It Too: From Whence We CameErin Knightleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09368123673970225476noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071542331530983118.post-26885832250330082262012-04-25T10:43:42.467-04:002012-04-25T10:43:42.467-04:00I know - it is one thing to know their names, it i...I know - it is one thing to know their names, it is quite another to see them shining with life, and read stories of their lives and exploits.<br />And, seeing how I won't have any descendents, I doubt they'll think much of me ;) However, if I do become fabulously rich and famous, I'm sure my siblings' descendents will be happy to claim me!Erin Knightleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09368123673970225476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071542331530983118.post-48584491992810546272012-04-24T17:52:51.107-04:002012-04-24T17:52:51.107-04:00This brought tears to my eyes...that's so love...This brought tears to my eyes...that's so lovely you've named your heroine for her. It is amazing to think of them as living, breathing, feeling, motorcycle riding people isn't it? I wonder if we will be such a mystery to our ancestors...or if they'll know everything about us because of the internet. Will there be an internet?? It boggles the mind. I can not wait to go find more information like Janet Lee in the villages in Ireland to try and get more of the stories from our past...Kara Holdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02546404485329277556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071542331530983118.post-47584470714850338762012-04-24T12:46:00.865-04:002012-04-24T12:46:00.865-04:00My father went to her village and found some cousi...My father went to her village and found some cousins. They all remembered the story of her taking her canary with her. He survived the journey.JanetLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04351167841202171487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071542331530983118.post-73756052126433493502012-04-24T12:40:16.112-04:002012-04-24T12:40:16.112-04:00Her CANARY?? Wow, that's amazing! I guess if I...Her CANARY?? Wow, that's amazing! I guess if I was crossing the Atlantic to my new home, nothing would keep me from bringing my pets too :)<br /><br />And wow on the duel - just wow. Unrelated, but to this day I regret not buying a set of dueling pistols I saw at a pawn shop almost a decade ago. Back then, $100 was too rich for my blood!Erin Knightleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09368123673970225476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5071542331530983118.post-45065586722502401312012-04-24T12:37:58.274-04:002012-04-24T12:37:58.274-04:00I learned that when my paternal great-grandmother ...I learned that when my paternal great-grandmother made the ship journey from Ireland to America, she brought her pet canary with her!<br /><br />Also the move from Denmark to England was precipitated by winning a duel against a rich man's son. Two brothers had to flee for their lives.JanetLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04351167841202171487noreply@blogger.com