tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post648655309463140843..comments2024-03-23T02:42:09.727-07:00Comments on BooKiNG with MaNiC™: THE CROOKED BRANCH by Jeanine CumminsMaNiC MoMMy™http://www.blogger.com/profile/14038801888210803955noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-19446855578301011222013-03-15T09:56:43.183-07:002013-03-15T09:56:43.183-07:00Believe it or not, one of my great or great great ...Believe it or not, one of my great or great great Grandmas on the prairie in Iowa, actually had one of those mythical Indian visits where they arrive, walk in and look around. She offered them her best quilt which they took, smiled thanks and left. Becki***noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-19434325104332031182013-03-14T19:31:25.725-07:002013-03-14T19:31:25.725-07:00Hhmmmm, nothing interesting that I know of! But ha...Hhmmmm, nothing interesting that I know of! But having great grandparents from Ireland on one side and Italy on the other, I'm sure there's some interestting tidbits that I just don't know about!!Kelleychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01835024170993556436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-19661834916895298192013-03-14T16:41:39.572-07:002013-03-14T16:41:39.572-07:00My last name is Fish and the Fishes founded Mystic...My last name is Fish and the Fishes founded Mystic, Connecticut.<br /><br />I'm pretty sure I'm related to the REAL Hannibal Lector. Albert Fish but his real name is Hamilton Fish and that is a big name in my family.<br /><br />One of my great great great great grandfathers James Dean Fish bankrupted Ulysses S. Grant.<br /><br />One of the women in my family (Claire Denison) was married Haileynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-51149671236226761862013-03-14T16:33:59.350-07:002013-03-14T16:33:59.350-07:00one of my ancestors was one of the founding member...one of my ancestors was one of the founding members who built and funded the field house at Butler University. No one knew this till my dad received a letter from the University two christmas's ago asking him to come to the ceremony honoring the 50 men. Caroline31noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-3639858455589130962013-03-13T11:35:10.763-07:002013-03-13T11:35:10.763-07:00my grandparents owned a party rental company and r...my grandparents owned a party rental company and rented to a lot of big oscar-type parties back in the dayyour invisible pixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10095931631509781087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-71060609863359959192013-03-12T08:20:41.567-07:002013-03-12T08:20:41.567-07:00Nothing real exciting. We do have our family tree ...Nothing real exciting. We do have our family tree done and it's goes back about 11 generations to when my family came over from England in the 1600's. Mindboggling! Also a little closer, I remember as a young child, sitting on my grandma's lap, putting the plugs in the switchboard to connect people's phone calls. Susan @ The Book Baghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01700540480889782326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-79090891977429602732013-03-09T17:27:03.460-07:002013-03-09T17:27:03.460-07:00I've never really dug into my ancestry, so not...I've never really dug into my ancestry, so nothing interesting to report! This book sounds amazing though!ErinGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-31859500202125356332013-03-08T21:25:29.855-07:002013-03-08T21:25:29.855-07:00One of my ancestors was banished from England and ...One of my ancestors was banished from England and sent to Australia as punishment for stealing hair pieces.<br /><br />Carly HCarlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06973735977106345807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-37715688126447304542013-03-08T20:10:37.202-07:002013-03-08T20:10:37.202-07:00My mother and my fathers side fought against each ...My mother and my fathers side fought against each other in the Mexican revolution. Which might explain why they never got along to well. Lol!Books & Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093066021891298959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-44270265009632810862013-03-08T19:18:15.892-07:002013-03-08T19:18:15.892-07:00This book sounds so good!We're kind of a borin...This book sounds so good!We're kind of a boring bunch so I guess the best I've got is that my great, great grandpa set up the first Methodist church in the state of Ohio.Reese78noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-88945727535279605952013-03-08T17:03:46.012-07:002013-03-08T17:03:46.012-07:00This sounds fantastic. Being of Irish descent, a...This sounds fantastic. Being of Irish descent, any story that traces back to Ireland in any way always fascinates me. Most of my relatives came over during the potato famine. The only interesting ancestry story I can think of is that my paternal grandmother's family, the McCormick's settled and helped found what is now Indianapolis. Also, my parents went back to Ireland a few Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-36817789215996307832013-03-08T13:41:37.134-07:002013-03-08T13:41:37.134-07:00Don't know anything really interesting about m...Don't know anything really interesting about my ancestors...no one around anymore to ask. But we are Irish so there must be some crazy drink-related incidents that were kept from us kids ;-)Kim W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02317031296905703685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-29742542126472011372013-03-08T10:41:00.272-07:002013-03-08T10:41:00.272-07:00My great grandmother passed away when my grandfath...My great grandmother passed away when my grandfather was very young. My great grandfather then remarried and the new wife was not so amazing. My grandfather then took on responsiblilty of his 2 younger siblings until they both got married and were able to be on their own.A Soccer Mom's Book Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02076248649936305527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-13016562825495557322013-03-08T06:00:03.883-07:002013-03-08T06:00:03.883-07:00My grandfather worked on a government project that...My grandfather worked on a government project that my grandmother to this day still won't tell us what it was!<br />Eloise peaches Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02907545818526093115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-60073815169160399612013-03-07T22:11:57.326-07:002013-03-07T22:11:57.326-07:00My grandfather's brother disappeared when he w...My grandfather's brother disappeared when he was a kid. They never found him or found out what happened to him. Can you imagine?!? <br /><br />These books sound REALLY good. I may have to order the first one cuz it sounds really interesting. Mental illness runs in my family.<br /><br />Thanks for being AWESOME, Manic!<br /><br />XOXO NanNanettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13340801929131070881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-46000353401996350652013-03-07T20:23:32.556-07:002013-03-07T20:23:32.556-07:00My great grandmother's father tried to sell he...My great grandmother's father tried to sell her after her mother died when she was two years old...Tanya Quilts in COnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-31237670933424064952013-03-07T17:56:23.727-07:002013-03-07T17:56:23.727-07:00My grandparents got to ride in Walt Disney's p...My grandparents got to ride in Walt Disney's private plane once.equinn726https://www.blogger.com/profile/04203240510023990028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-14547774708354143462013-03-07T17:20:59.084-07:002013-03-07T17:20:59.084-07:00I honestly don't know much about my ancestors....I honestly don't know much about my ancestors. But this has made me want to talk to my mom. betsy_blixthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885495090443472025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-62733577658406049652013-03-07T16:56:42.873-07:002013-03-07T16:56:42.873-07:00My paternal grandfather was a shipbuilder in Norwa...My paternal grandfather was a shipbuilder in Norway.<br />Margiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14746909213659842695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-49759727897278088792013-03-07T14:51:51.243-07:002013-03-07T14:51:51.243-07:00My grandfather served in WWI by teaching the gunne...My grandfather served in WWI by teaching the gunners how to aim the big guns using trig and other math functionsBev Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00546552977762493318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-78324141127567727762013-03-07T13:31:31.281-07:002013-03-07T13:31:31.281-07:00My great grandfather worked until he was in his 90...My great grandfather worked until he was in his 90s, ate bacon every morning for breakfast, and lived until he was 101. He lived in a nursing home with his older sister, who lived until she was 106 years old!!! <br />I was also told that one of my ancestors was Buffalo Bill.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01114361907618989959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-83991581396068665562013-03-07T13:13:10.131-07:002013-03-07T13:13:10.131-07:00Dang it!!! Moonshine was going to be mine!!! Well ...Dang it!!! Moonshine was going to be mine!!! Well my sister and I always thought it was weird that neither mom nor dad would tell us much about our ancestors. We would ask where we came from and they would always answer, "America." There has got to be something sketchy they are covering up! hahancsulogesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-59228964631992080532013-03-07T12:40:22.599-07:002013-03-07T12:40:22.599-07:00Ok, I have never thought about it before but I do ...Ok, I have never thought about it before but I do not know anything interesting or otherwise about my ancestors...that kind of makes me sad! LeslieGCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-142272981430526042013-03-07T12:38:47.821-07:002013-03-07T12:38:47.821-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04762213910407708811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15694514.post-38077295327061271502013-03-07T12:33:13.111-07:002013-03-07T12:33:13.111-07:00According to a cousin, my dad picked up a hitchhik...According to a cousin, my dad picked up a hitchhiker while driving a car from Oklahoma to California, and turns out he was a serial killer. Could be an urban legend, don't remember my dad ever telling me this.<br /><br />IambtinrbBridget T.noreply@blogger.com