tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28858096.post309054315819955384..comments2019-10-18T02:10:31.697-04:00Comments on Anthromama: A tree severely prunedHenitsirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430635582414038738noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28858096.post-43268376247169083802007-01-06T14:45:00.000-05:002007-01-06T14:45:00.000-05:00Wow, Brian Boru! The Irish are another branch of ...Wow, Brian Boru! The Irish are another branch of my family that just peters out in a few generations. I read somewhere that there was a major fire in Ireland that destroyed many public records, making it very hard to do genealogical research.<br /><br />That family tree from my Swedish grandfather claims that Catherine the Great of Russia was an ancestor. Seems like everyone's family has famous people somewhere in there.<br /><br />Evidenly many European Jews ended up in Shanghai. There was even a documentary, Shanghai Ghetto, made in the last few years. My grandparents were very lucky to live in the French quarter, so that their lives were much easier than those in the Jewish quarter. I bitterly regret not asking her more about that part of her life, but I was too young when she died. How was it to leave her entire family and travel all that way, presumably alone? My mom was born in Shanghai and her brother was born on the ship sailing to San Francisco. Such stories being lost forever!!Henitsirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430635582414038738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28858096.post-1485159516959158072007-01-06T05:26:00.000-05:002007-01-06T05:26:00.000-05:00How awful about your mother's family. It makes me...How awful about your mother's family. It makes me feel sick. I'm so glad your grandmother escaped and survived. It's so interesting she went to Shanghai.<br /><br />I don't know much about my ancestors but my Grandma once told me that we were direct descendants of Brian Boru, the tenth century Irish king. Now if only some of that royal blood remained...!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com