tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-421944383866797753.post2885548217848572143..comments2023-09-05T15:37:48.728-04:00Comments on Digging up the Dirt on my Dead People: Who Do You Think You Are? : Valerie BertinelliAprilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07391173177253541435noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-421944383866797753.post-10031611803273242432014-08-15T12:15:19.679-04:002014-08-15T12:15:19.679-04:00I am sorry to hear you lost your original comment,...I am sorry to hear you lost your original comment, Cousin Mary. That happens to me a lot. :-/ I have learned to copy my comment before I hit publish. But thank you for such a thoughtful comment. I had days on my past summer vacation when I felt Newfi but for the most part I feel very white-bread-American. Nothing exciting to see here. maybe it is because I have done so little European research, I mean, I don't have an ancestor born outside the Western hemisphere until I get to my 3rd great grandparents and records that far back can be more difficult to come across. Woe is me.Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07391173177253541435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-421944383866797753.post-3302461922348453702014-08-15T12:04:48.159-04:002014-08-15T12:04:48.159-04:00Ugh, I just lost my whole novel-length comment! Bo...Ugh, I just lost my whole novel-length comment! Boo :( - the gist of which was that I liked Valerie's Italian journey, too, because it was more personal - she felt a real connection to her great-grandmother, and when her cousin had that postcard and letter and identified people in her photo for her, I literally said outloud, "That's why you connect with cousins!" I know she was impressed that she was descended from King Edward, but eh - so am I, so are millions of other people. Hey Valerie, we're cousins! Lol - but I do agree with her comment about feeling Italian - I know you usually identify as American, and a lot of times, so do I, but I have my Irish and German days, too! :) Another great post!Mary Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03998876373472936789noreply@blogger.com