tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post3527683779797989381..comments2024-03-21T19:08:05.737-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: The Elements of Research -- Part Five: The Search ContinuesJames Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-57396655638952688122015-06-12T02:15:21.752-07:002015-06-12T02:15:21.752-07:00Yes James you are correct. But the Gypsies "...Yes James you are correct. But the Gypsies "roam" all over. There is a good chart toward the bottom of the page at the wiki link you posted that shows the percentages in the various European areas. The Eastern countries have a higher concentration. The dark complexion is from the origins in India. Mary Rohrer Dexterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130749558811827084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-19797081683067598422015-06-11T09:41:27.298-07:002015-06-11T09:41:27.298-07:00If you do some research into the Gypsies, I think ...If you do some research into the Gypsies, I think you will find that they originated in India. They are not Western or Eastern European. The real Gypsies are the Romani or Romany. See Romani people http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romani_people James Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-79298250390793176752015-06-11T09:22:21.412-07:002015-06-11T09:22:21.412-07:00My second comment has to do with biological verses...My second comment has to do with biological verses paper trail connections. Even if it isn't a case of adoption there can be believed connections that are incorrect. Birth Control is only 50 years old and even with its onset of the pill there are still many mistakes made as far as conception. My brother is the DNA genealogy person in my family and our first attempt at DNA was an ethnic identification from the sample. My paper trail identifies us as Western European. Our Ancestors being Swiss, German, Scotch Irish, and that PA Dutch Mix that is common. Our DNA says we are the largest percentage Romanian and Hungarian. There are two possibilities. Either our ancestors had lines that migrated to Eastern Europe in addition to the the lines that came to America. Or we have an undocumented band of Gypsies in our background. Mary Rohrer Dexterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130749558811827084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-50365386137192930842015-06-11T09:16:44.857-07:002015-06-11T09:16:44.857-07:00I have two thoughts regarding this thread and will...I have two thoughts regarding this thread and will post them in two separate comments. First, research goals often change as one's knowledge base increases. For example, my first research goal to go get every line to immigration to determine my ethnicity. My family is convinced we are totally white but I look in the mirror and see an olive complexion and high cheekbones and have always wondered what else is in the mix. But what I did not take in to account was migration patterns in Europe. Especially due to religious persecution, many Swiss moved all over Europe and ended up immigrating to the New World from Prussia or Germany. But they were Swiss. And they often spent time in France. Scottish lines often spent a generation or two in Ireland before immigrating on to the New World. So my cultural identity was more elusive than I expected. My interest in research has evolved to an interest in the women in my tree. How they lived, cared for family and community as far as home making and medical home remedies. Recipes and cooking from the past are fascinations with me. But I have not formulated a clearly stated new goal yet.Mary Rohrer Dexterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130749558811827084noreply@blogger.com