In the UK we have a tv series called Who Do You Think You Are, where celebrities trace their roots and ancestors, sometimes taking them halfway around the world. I've been watching a lot more of this show lately.
My uncle (on my mums side) is quite obsessed with finding out his roots. We're all of Jewish descent, and have a loot of european roots as you would expect. One man he tells me about often, is a Dutchman, and I dont know how it came about but he found out the exact street he lived on in.....Amsterdam. We're talking in the 1800s here of course, but in 2009 I managed to get a pic of the street.




Maybe explains why I love going to the Netherlands so much!
Anyway yeh - is there any fascinating fact that you have about your ancestors that you wish to share? Did you ever go a certain place that means something to you because of this? Is there something that you dont know that you would like to know more about? Myself, I'd like to start researching my father's side of the family, as I actually dont know that much about them. I believe it would lead me to Poland, Russia, but also maybe even as far as Australia as I know he has cousins there. However my dad is the type of person who would probably not be that bothered in helping me with it haha.
My uncle (on my mums side) is quite obsessed with finding out his roots. We're all of Jewish descent, and have a loot of european roots as you would expect. One man he tells me about often, is a Dutchman, and I dont know how it came about but he found out the exact street he lived on in.....Amsterdam. We're talking in the 1800s here of course, but in 2009 I managed to get a pic of the street.




Maybe explains why I love going to the Netherlands so much!
Anyway yeh - is there any fascinating fact that you have about your ancestors that you wish to share? Did you ever go a certain place that means something to you because of this? Is there something that you dont know that you would like to know more about? Myself, I'd like to start researching my father's side of the family, as I actually dont know that much about them. I believe it would lead me to Poland, Russia, but also maybe even as far as Australia as I know he has cousins there. However my dad is the type of person who would probably not be that bothered in helping me with it haha.

