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Issue 21.14 Our ancestors came to America for different reasons. Some came seeking riches to be made from the great gold rush in California or seeking religious/political freedom or to own their own land by homesteading. Whatever their reason for coming, they were following the American Dream. According to Wikipedia online: The idea of the […] Issue 20.14 Joan Cordon of St. George shares a short story about how her family’s old world traditions have changed or evolved from living in America. Grandfather’s Will: My German born grandfather settled in Wisconsin and began a dairy farm where my mother and her brother were raised. My father was a hired man on […] Issue 19.14 I wonder how many of us consider the culture shock involved for our ancestors who immigrated from other countries to America. First of all was the language barrier, if they didn’t speak English. Then other adjustments had to be made to a different lifestyle and customs in a new homeland. Perhaps your grandparents […] Issue 18.14 America as a melting pot does a good job of blurring our ethnic roots as families intermarry and change their cultural traditions. If you ask people today what land or nation their immigrant ancestors called home, many have no idea. Even distinctive ethnic surnames have sometimes been shortened or abandoned in the effort […] Issue 17.14 It’s amazing how America is a blend of different cultures. Researching my husband’s genealogy, we made the discovery that he has Native American roots because of several great grandmothers of Indian lineage who married into his family. My hubby is a Southerner and his family roots begin with early European settlers to America […] Issue 16.14 Every individual has a unique cultural background that is forgotten sometimes the longer your family has lived in this land of America. Most of us are descendents of immigrant ancestors who chose to come here for economic, political or religious reasons. My family’s progenitors came from the British Isles, Germany and Iceland. Most […] Issue 15.14 Not everyone in America was born here. Each immigrant brings unique traditions with them. Meet Jan Drummond of St. George who was born in New Zealand. Here’s part of her story: Almost all of us pakehas (European) born in New Zealand in the 1940s had either British or Scottish great grandparents who had […] Issue 14.14 Each family has its own unique beginnings, events and history. Time to share your story with us. Doyle Wilcox Perkins of St. George recalls something different about his extended family: Early in 1900, the Perkins family and the Wilcox Family had farms in Preston, Idaho. The farms were on different roads, but […] Issue 13.14 Families come in many different configurations than the normal Mom and Dad. Barbara Nilsson of St. George tells of growing up without her mother and dad: My birth mother died of diabetes and an infection three weeks after I was born in 1937 in St. Petersburg, Florida. My father was in World War […] Issue 12.14 Linda Lees of St. George shares this fun story of how her parents met: Dad used to say, “You need to know what you want––then go get it!” This is just what my Dad did when starting to court my Mother. Saturday night dances in Shelly, Idaho were the highlight of the week […] |
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