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Originally Posted by PCcruncher Hey that's cool, time to visit Florida, see if they have any fruit on sale  |
Good idea: I promise I'll consider it.
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Originally Posted by vichickok Hello and welcome.
I am a Heinz57 person. |
Is this a good thing? a bad one? a disease? a multiple personality disorder that leads you to think in 57 different ways?
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Originally Posted by vichickok My heritage goes back across many seas to England, Holland, France, Scotland, Ireland and points not yet uncovered plus two Native American Tribes (Cherokee and Tuscarora). I am an American Born and raised in Upstate New York. But byond that, what counts the most is that I am a HUMAN BEING who cares about everyone regardless where they come from or what they did or do!! |
Excellent!
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Originally Posted by vichickok I also am a family man, having raised 8 children (5 boys, 3 girls) and now have 20 grand-kids and 1 great grandchild. |
You win. I had a vasectomy after the third child (2 girls, 1 boy). The older daughter is almost 13, so I don't expect to become grandpa very soon.
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Originally Posted by vichickok It is the legacy I want to leave them knowing who their ancestors are/were and what they did. It gives one a sense of belonging. Now I know why adopted persons want to know about their birth parents. Only took me 63 years to figure that one out!! |
I wonder what will I be figuring out in 20 years.
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Originally Posted by vichickok And, yes, I am related to Wild Bill Hickok (James Butler Hickok): 5th Cousin 5th Removed! |
I just understood who Wild Bill Hickok was, thanks to the Italian version of Wikipedia.
Removed... what does it stand for?
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Originally Posted by vichickok Anyways again Welcome to the TSG!!
Vic Hickok |
Thanks!