About finding out of my Family tree and my Romany heritage.
There are posted a lot of information about the Travelers (Taters/Rom) on internet, these days. Information about their previous and present problems and issues in general. In particular the many facebook groups have a lot to offer, as well as the various organizations with their own facebook pages, or booklets/leaflets they send to their members. And for many, as for myself when I started to … Continue reading Sad, Disappointed, Reconciliation?
As I have mentioned earlier, when I started to figure out my own background and my ancestors, I discovered it used to be several organizations or smaller groups which represented The Travelers (Romani people). I also noticed very soon that a couple of the organizations hardly communicated with each other, or had any sensible dialogue at all in regards to how to tackle the past … Continue reading Umbrella organization? Why not?
I have always known that my ancestors belong to the Travelers. Or, Romani people as they are called in the more official therm. But it was not before in my 50s I really started to look into my heritage, and to start with tracing ancestors and living relatives, or genealogy as it is called. This can be a very exciting hobby, and very rewarding as … Continue reading The more the merrier.
Jeg er medlem av flere Reisende relaterte grupper på Facebook. Noe som mange med Tater bakgrunn kanskje er. I disse gruppene deles opplevelser, informasjon fra og til myndighetene, samt mye hjelp til å finne sine slektninger. Fra tid til annen blir det selvfølgelig diskusjoner også, som stort sett er forfriskende, og noen ganger også meget belærende. Positive greier. Jeg var nylig involvert i en diskusjon … Continue reading Er du en hel eller halv Tater? Spiller det noe stor rolle i det hele tatt?
‘What you don’t know can’t hurt you’ is an old saying, which we all know is not entirely true. One thing I do know: what you were never allowed to know can hurt quite a bit. And this is not just me. In fact, I am sure this is the exact feeling many people have, especially when they learn they have Romani (Travellers) in their … Continue reading What you don’t know can’t hurt you?
Det er et gammelt ordtak som sier…. Det en ikke vet har man ikke vondt av. Som vi alle vet er dette ordtaket en sannhet med modifikasjoner. For jeg føler faktisk at det jeg ikke visste, det har jeg nå fått vondt av. Og akkurat dette gjelder ikke bare meg, men det gjelder sikkert mange andre også tror jeg, og spesielt i forbindelse med bakgrunnen … Continue reading Det en ikke vet har man ikke vondt av?
Funny how we can find famous relatives if we look carefully enough. I use Geni.com and MY Heritage to find my nearest relatives I have lost contact with, or never knew existed. This alone is a very interesting and rewarding hobby. I have found plenty of close relatives I did not knew about. Of course, we all have some sort of relations to famous people, … Continue reading I am related to Elvis Presley.
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