Insanity in America

[altivo]

It's a rampant disease that seems to strike primarily among the far right. Following the example of Timothy McVeigh, another lunatic has attacked a building in Texas. He did it by flying his private plane into the building kamikazi style, apparently because IRS offices were located there. *shakes head* Teabaggers are loonies. Too bad his name wasn'

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[calydor]

Completely unrelated to your post:

I've got a friend who wants to try figuring out his heritage, since he believes he's got some native American ancestors. Unfortunately, he has no idea where to start, so I promised I'd ask you if you could give a few quick pointers. I remember you were digging for your own roots at some point (and you probably still are).

[altivo]

Native American genealogy is one of the most difficult fields, right up there with ex-slaves and Africans.

However, doing any genealogy starts out the same. You must go backward starting with your own parents. You can't work in the other direction.

Some starting resources are listed here:

http://www.harvard-diggins.org/drtest/node/3

I would recommend getting a beginner's book such as Genealogy Basics Online or The Online Genealogy Handbook and working right through it. There's a lot to learn and understand.

[calydor]

Thanks, I'll pass that on.

[animist]

I'm lucky; I have an aunt who did the work for me long ago! I'm part Cherokee through two separate ancestors who moved to Kentucky to escape the Trail of Tears. I didn't know any of this until after I got in to Native American culture, after I discovered Wolf as a totem animal.

[typographer]

Actually, there are several forces unrelated to the oil companies that effect prices

[altivo]

Same county, same highway, same regulations and taxing authorities