I had to laugh. . .

[Doxherding Karen]

In cleaning out my mom's belongings, I came across my dad's birth certificate.  Dad was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  His parents came from Europe - I always thought from Austria.  We used to tease him because his German was so different.  It was like the French making fun of Cajun!  Imagine my surprise when I saw that both his parents were from an part of Europe that no longer exists as a separate region, but whose name is still part of the lexicon.

It's too bad that Dad is passed away - I would love to have said, "Hey, guess what, Dad?  Your parents were from Pomerania.  That makes you. . . a Pomeranian!"

Dad might not be laughing up in heaven, but I sure am!!!

Karen





"Smile, John."  "Like hell I will!!"

[Leslie]

I can look them up on the census--starting in 1930 and going backward.  Also, grandparent's immigration may be on-lin, as well at ancestry.com.

PM me with dad's full name and year of birth and city he lived in 1930--if alive in that year, if not give mother and father (street address if ya got it) and his mother's and father's names.  Sometimes you get kewl bonus info!!

I found out my dad is also from Austria, also Poland, also Ukraine--as all these nations at one time governed the Carpathian Mountains where his folks had lived for 500 hundred years.  Daddy is a Ruthenian-- and I know this becasue I found his father's WWI draft card!

Pomeranian!  Ha ha.  Any dalmations out there?

[David C.]

Did someone say Pomeranian?


Zeke is not amused


Zeke:  Maybe if I ignore him, he'll just go away.


Awww...but who could resist a Pomeranian Puppy?


The Pom is my friend's pom Chewbacca...or Chewie.   He's definitely a trip!

[cheryl186]

HAHAHA....Pomeranian.  That is too funny!!!  These pictures of beautiful Pomeranian puppies make me want one!!!  Beautiful