tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929593101581875350.post6312539324312440179..comments2023-03-24T21:32:31.560-07:00Comments on But Now I'm Found: Following the TrailJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15223296092716442571noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929593101581875350.post-24208971398097807372011-04-09T14:57:02.835-07:002011-04-09T14:57:02.835-07:00Very Interesting! I've found that, like Mavis...Very Interesting! I've found that, like Mavis said, there is often a nugget of truth, but it either gets smoothed over by time and telling, or gathers some embellishment over time.<br /><br />I am still searching for the link to my Cherokee ancestors, but looking at my aunts photos when they were young, and quite tan, I have no doubt that it is there somewhere, hiding. They were told they were part Native American, but that was at the turn of the century and they were told to 'be quiet' about it. It wasn't until Mom told my Aunt that I wanted to be part Indian like everyone else in my grade school class that my Aunt told my mom that I was!Sherry - Family Tree Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08771660350904508670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929593101581875350.post-23606629980788499832011-02-04T07:41:01.970-08:002011-02-04T07:41:01.970-08:00Exactly what I've found Mavis.Exactly what I've found Mavis.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929593101581875350.post-78219441494207429712011-02-04T04:54:12.724-08:002011-02-04T04:54:12.724-08:00Oral history is tough especially when relatives ar...Oral history is tough especially when relatives are known to embellish. But what I've learned and finally accepting is there is some truth in those old family stories. It's just a matter of being able to pull that little nugget of truth out.<br /><br />Great pictureMavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10241988882011440597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6929593101581875350.post-41944321683114674652011-02-02T13:24:17.522-08:002011-02-02T13:24:17.522-08:00Nice photo but I hate the way people colorized the...Nice photo but I hate the way people colorized the old photos. It seems to be common for generations to get mixed up in the old stories. Some truth, but further back.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.com